From the reviews: "Webb offers coherent, understandable, and sometimes humorous coverage of a diverse range of topics. He provides readers with non-trivial insights into research fields they may not have encountered previously . I think everyone who has ever considered the possibility that other intelligent civilizations exist elsewhere within our galaxy will enjoy Where Is Everybody? They will find much to agree with, and much to argue about, in this very accessible volume." - Science "Where Is Everybody? is a delightful mental romp. With a light-hearted, enthusiastic tone, Webb offers lively coverage of UFOs, crop circles, and the books of Erich von Daniken, the infamous proponent of the idea that aliens visited the Earth in the distant past. Science-fiction fans will enjoy the frequent references to Star Trek, and science buffs will appreciate mention of the ideas of Carl Sagan, Fred Hoyle, Frank Drake, and Freeman Dyson. This book is a must-read for anyone who has ever pondered the question, "Are we alone?" -Astronomy "There have been many attempts to resolve the Fermi paradox, and Stephen Webb. presents his favorites in compelling detail [he] writes informatively - even authoritatively His writing is encyclopedic in scope, lucid, often poetic and in the end is both enormously inspiring and a little sad if he is right, as I m afraid he might be, in concluding that we are the only advanced civilization in the Galaxy.

Readers are free to differ with Webb s conclusion, but they will be surprised to learn how convincing it is. "I have read a number of good astronomy books this past year, but this is the one I regard as indispensable. If I were Robinson Crusoe shipwrecked and lonely on an island in space -- I would want this book with me." MERCURY Magazine (published by the Astronomical Society of the Pacific) "Stephen Webb provides a fascinating a guide to the rousing scientific debate over the existence of extraterrestrial life in Where Is Everybody? Fifty Sol.