Discuss the novel's use of high tech weaponry and other high tech equipment. Do you believe such things as improvised munitions and other experimental prototypes could be created? Why or why not?

From the information presented in the novel, do you think the author is for or against the privatization of space? Discuss your choice.

Do you agree with the theory of panspermia? Why or why not?

Did you suspect Lawrence Ekstrom and/or Marjorie Tench to be the masterminds behind the meteorite fraud? If so, what led you to these conclusions? If not, who did you suspect and why?

Do you feel that American politics was portrayed positively or negatively in this novel? Discuss.

By the end of the novel, it is revealed how the meteorite was faked, and the Director of NRO was behind the deception. With all the mystery and misdirection...