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BenGilliland– authoroftheMetronewspaper's

popularMetroCosmcolumn– onhandtofillin

theblanksforus.

Fromtheearliestobser vationsoftheancient

GreeksandfigureslikeCopernicusandGalileo

tothecreationoftheSolarSystemandthedeath

ofa star,Gillilandcoversa lotofground,going

intoa surprisingamountofdepthforsucha

smallbook.There’sfartoomuchinformationfor

ustolisthere,butsufficetosayyou’reunlikely

tobeleftunsatisfied.

Moreover,heevendelvesintosomeofthe

esserdiscussedtheories,namelythoseofthe

multiverseandbubbleverse,conceptsyoumay

havebeenforgivenforassumingexistedpurely

insciencefiction.Thenthere’sthesmallmatter

ofhowwew illeventuallyceasetoexist– justbe

thankfulit’sa longwayaway!

Packedfulloffactsandaccompaniedbyan

assortmentofinsightfulillustrations,space

enthusiastswillfinda lottoenjoyhere.Asa

basisforfurtherreadingit comeshighly

recommended.

Mont y Halls is a recognisable face

nature-themed programming toda

his assorted appearances in telev is

documentaries. This book is based

most recent miniseries in whichhe

family decamp to one of Earth’smo

evocative and v ulnerable locations

The focus is primarily on conser

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  pondering humanit y’s impact on the islands,
  from its bloody histor y post-discover y by the
  West to the lingering consequences of the
  increasingly imposing impact humankind has
  on the islands. In this regard, the presence of his

QAuthor: Ben Gilliland

QPublisher: Philip’s

QPrice: £17.99 / $24.95

QRelease: Out now

Q Author: Monty Halls

Q Publisher: Headline

Q Price: £20 / $23.95

Q Release: Out now

How to

Build a

Universe

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Picking up

in paradise

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adventuremyster yforages8 to14.

SeanandEmilyfinda secretstudy

atKimbletonHallanddiscoverclues

aboutSean’smissingfather.A ftera close

encounterontheirwaytoschool,theyare

offeredthechoicetorescueMajorClavity

inCentralA mericaortoreturnhome.

Theyeagerlychoosethemission.While

SeanandEmilyareintraining,the

Foundationbeginstostrainattheseams.

CassiusOlandisracesagainsttimetofind

a long-forgottenrelicthatcouldhelp

sustainhisailingbody.Meanwhile,

DariusDeverauxunleasheshis

masterplanonLondon.Unbeknownstto

SeanandEmily,theyholdthefutureof

theworldintheirhands,andmust

decidewhotheycantrust.ClawsofTime

isthethirdbookintheSeanYeager

Adventuresseries.

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HallsblendsBillBryson-esquecontextual

anecdotes with a genuine earnestness for the

subject matter in a manner that is seldom less

than endearing. As such, we’d be hard-pressed

not to recommend giv ing this a go.

Ever yoneknowsaboutthe BigBangtheory,but

wesuspectthatfarfewercanconfidentlystate

why it had the effect it did. Luckily, we’ve got l

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Sean

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Claws of

Time

Q Available now in print and e-book

formats from all major online stores

Q RRP £7.99 / $10.99

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