![]() ![]() It is the insightful observations that he makes as an outsider looking in which give this book its strength. As a result the alien in Andrew Martin’s body spends his first few hours wandering naked around Cambridge whilst he learns the language and customs of the place. The alien’s mission is to kill all who have been made aware of the professor’s discovery.Ī mission to planet earth is seen as a punishment and is undertaken with little prior knowledge. It is the Vonnadorian’s belief that humans would cause damage to the cosmos if they succeeded in mastering space travel. As a result of this he is killed and his body taken over by a Vonnadorian, an alien from a planet where life is based around maths, logic and rationality. The story centres around Professor Andrew Martin, a Cambridge academic who has solved the Riemann hypothesis, a mathematical problem that will lead to great technological advancement for the human race. ![]() It is perceptive and funny if a little idealistic, suggesting that there is hope for the world despite humankind’s propensity for greed, selfishness and acceptance of state sponsored violence. ![]() ![]() The Humans, by Matt Haig, uses the story of an alien visiting earth to explore what it means to be human. ![]()
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