This book takes the reader on a guided tour of the new and exciting concepts which are now shaping our view of the cosmos.
-Spaceflight, Dec. 1990
This book is one of the best accounts of modern views of cosmology to appear in recent years.
-Aslib, vol. 56, no. 1, January 1991
The book is written in an entertaining way.
-Paul Murdin, (Royal Greenwich Observatory, UK), Times Higher Educational Supplement, no. 956, March 1, 1991
I originally expected this book to be just another run-of-the-mill jaunt into popular science. However, the style and depth of information covered sets it apart from similar publications ... a comprehensive insight into modern astrophysical theories...
-Alister Hillman, The British Astronomical Association, 1991
... has the great skill to get it right with few words ... very nicely written yet precise...
-R. Kippenhahn, Physikalische, June 1991
...this book, once started, cannot be put down...
-Heinz Tiersch, Astronomische Nachrichten, no. 312, 1991
Writing in an entertaining and undemanding style ... This is a journey to be followed by any reader with an enquiring mind who has ever wondered about the true nature of the universe.
-Europe and Astronomy, Winter 1992