This one is s gem by a writer who came and went unseen. A series of procedural mistakes and ordinary people-- not heroes, not soldiers, not superscientists-- are thrust into a dead alien world without a clue as to how to get back. Real fears, real vicissitudes, frailties and mistakes all backed up by the sense of being truly Lost. This one is a thoughtful read-- especially by someone who had held a job-- any job ( )