aliens, zombies, clones, brief robot cameo, cuss words, and drug references. you're better than this. buy a self-help book. I'll write that, too.this novel features a ton of slang, but the science is irrefutable. panspermia. huge f-you to Fermi. everybody probably dies at the end, definitely I make up words. feel free to add them to your lexicon. i nearly had a nervous breakdown while writing this, so the least you can do is freak out while reading...