A mathematician who studies the concept of nothing to the point of becoming a world expert on the subject is approached by a billionaire determined to become a Bond villain. The billionaire needs help with nothing, and our mathematician needs the money. Inventive madness ensues.
Recommendation: Read it if you’re in the mood for something a little more literary, inventive, and don’t need aliens or spaceships. I’m definitely planning to read more by this author.
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I can heartily recommend his "Erasure," recently filmed under the title "American Fiction." It was a good movie, but yet another example of the book being better, partly on account of not flinching when facing controversial issues.