When it comes to sf stories this one certainly is original. The basic concept is, as the title suggests, that Jupiter appears in the sky magnified so that covers half of the sky.

But it is not that Jupiter has moved to a position close enough to the Earth to fill half the space instead, as space probes soon confirm Jupiter is still in its own orbit, many millions of miles from Earth. This is good news to the population of Earth, as Jupiter really being close to fill half the sky would mean Earth would be seriously disrupted by the immense gravity of the gas giant. This is an optical effect only, one which seems to baffle physicists.

Whereas with a lot of other writers you might expect this fact to be the central point of this tale, here it is merely the background. Stina Eckman is the lead on a Swedish internet TV station dedicated to poetry. This book tells her story.

She is a frustrated poet, suffering from writer's block half way through completing a poetry cycle on the nature of light. With the appearance of Jupiter in the sky the whole nature of light changes. But can Stina use this to overcome her block and continue onwards with her project.

As I said at the head of this review, this is an original piece of work. The author has introduced a major global change, and yet brought the whole thing down to the effect on one person - a poet with no scientific inclination or ability. And once this event takes place we read of the effect it has on Stina, viewing this from her angle.

It's an easy read. Adam Roberts has a very straightforward easy to read style. He tells a good story, explaining what he thinks he needs to, but not overlabouring the point or introducing unnecessary levels of description.

His characters are fully fleshed, flawed and totally down-to-earth human. They have their own motivations and desires and remain constant to these as life affects them.

His situations and locations are just that, they are where the story occurs and are unobtrusive, with just sufficient detail to anchor the story to Earth without counting the daisies or opening every door. I'm known to my friends as a fan of novella-length fiction, and Adam Roberts excels in this form.

And once more PS Publishing have produced a wonderful book. Their production values are exemplary. And this is no exception. The look and feel of this book leads you believe it is something special. And the content once again does not disappoint. I would recommend anyone, sf fan or not to read this.