The Sirens of Titan

Of all of Vonnegut's books, his favorite is THE SIRENS OF TITAN which he admits was "the only book that was pleasant to write." We meet Malachi Constant, "the richest man in America," who feels a calling to probe the depths of space. He leaves a life of unequaled indulgence to voyage through the solar system. He participates in a Martian invasion of Earth, mates with the wife of an astronaut who is adrift on the tides of time, and from start to finish follows the lure of the "Sirens of Titan."