Enigma (Gerald Coles)

"Gwrandawai’r dyn hŷn yn ddistaw heb symud fel yr aeth hithau drwy’i darganfyddiadau fesul un. Wedi hynny, roedd yn rhaid iddi ateb nifer o gwestiynau treiddgar. Er syndod Catrin ni wenodd yr uwch-ddarlithydd. Yn lle hynny roedd golwg difrifol ar ei wyneb. Yna, trodd a chodi’r ffôn.

“Meryl, Tom sy yma,” meddai wrth yr ysgrifenyddes ar ben arall y lein. “Rhaid i ni weld y Proffesor mor gyflym â phosibl..." "

Whilst studying an exoplanet orbiting around a nearby star, an astronomer makes a discovery that will transform the whole world's idea about its place in the universe.

But if they want answer to all their questions about ZX5491c, then mankind will need to learn to cooperate.

Gerald Coles is originally from Middlesex, but has lived in Wales for over 60 years. Before retirement he was a Medical Consultant in the Renal department of the University of Wales Hostpital in Cardiff, and since learning Welsh he has regularly contributed articles on science and medicine to Y Faner Newydd. Enigma is his first novel, and one of the first hard sci-fi novels to be written in Welsh. 

Paperback, 222 pages.