Malkhaz Meladze

The author convinces a reader, through interesting ideas/theories, clever experiments and the lucid interpretations of the observations, that the dark matter is a reality. It is enjoyable to read (with minimal knowledge of physics) the book and after closing it the reader feels as if he has an up to date understanding of the dark matter, dark energy and the current research directions in this area of physics/astrophysics.

It is a lovely book, written with warmth toward the subject and toward the people who created it. It is both entertaining and educational and written in the style of a detective novel - it was first time in my life that I skipped several pages to find out what happened next. The book contains curious histories, very short biographical notes of prominent people, scientific discoveries and all these is assembled in an, interesting, coherent story about our universe, how it was created and how it is going to evolve. It develops interest and creates questions in readers minds. I think the book would lure many readers into scientific adventure and others just enjoy the story - the story about us - how we, humans, learn about our home - we call the universe.