“If extraterrestrials ever visited us, they would undoubtedly find us strange! But we would find them equally strange. Just how strange would they be? Their senses would be completely different from ours. What would they actually look like? Perhaps they are like hyper-intelligent octopuses? (that's one scenario!) Maybe like stationary silicon trees communicating through electric signals? Or like a 'living' and intelligent giant interstellar cloud? Do the aliens want to abduct us? Do they want to have sex with us?

With puzzles and reflections on topics ranging from the senses of extraterrestrials to alien abductions, I have attempted to make this book resemble a strange game that will open the gates of your imagination to thought-provoking mysteries: a resource for science fiction enthusiasts, a field for philosophers to exercise, and an adventure and education for students of the natural sciences.

Each chapter is a universe of paradox and mystery…” (Clifford Pickover)