Older book 15 or 20 years at least. memorable passages one of the main scientists is a young black aboriginal girl with no formal education but is brilliant.
second memorable scene is monitoring a guy on the beach who ignores warning to take shelter and is pummeled by these particles. the particles are a plume from a distant star that have been focused to hit our sun. weather this is an attack on us or theorized that it is a method of stars "communicating" with each other is something i dont remember. young genius aboriginal girl, guy dying on the beach. thats what i got.
second memorable scene is monitoring a guy on the beach who ignores warning to take shelter and is pummeled by these particles. the particles are a plume from a distant star that have been focused to hit our sun. weather this is an attack on us or theorized that it is a method of stars "communicating" with each other is something i dont remember. young genius aboriginal girl, guy dying on the beach. thats what i got.