Icarus at the Edge of Time

This book is quality publishing. The pictures are fantastic but I am bothered by the black hole in the middle disturbing the wonderful pictures, though I understand the role of the black hole in the story. Somehow I thought it could have been better done. The story is interesting but suffers from a lackluster ending. In total, the book will be okay for my niece but I also wanted it to be okay for me. echevy

Having read B. Greene's other books I was looking forward to this one but what a letdown. Nice photos but that is it.

My sons (8yo and 11yo) both enjoyed this book, and I enjoyed reading it to them. The story had a lot of neat "jumping off points" into discussions about the original story of Icarus, space travel, Einsteinian physics, etc. The pictures were great as well.

If I didn't have kids to read it to, I probably would not have picked it up, though I understand Greene's other book, "The Elegant Universe," is more suited for adults looking for a good non-fiction physics read.

This is an excellent rework of the ancient story of Icarus and Daedalus. There is very little science in this; but after introducing them to the old tale, mixing in some Einstein and special relativity, then reading about the new Icarus, my 7th grade science class was amazed.

Greene does a great job and the illustrations are beautiful. Suitable for small children too.

Highly recommended.

I bought this book for a young man of 12 who is not a great reader, but is a genius when it comes to math and science. The big ideas in this book and the main character in this book, a young man himself, appeal to my young friend. He greatly enjoyed this book. He does not, generally, read for fun. Once he picked this book up, he couldn't put it down and he enjoyed it greatly! The length and formatting of the text made it a package he could digest, even though he does not read a lot. I highly recommend this book for these reasons and also the fact that it is just a beautifully written and illustrated book that is bound in a very appealing manner. It also is a great way to re-package and introduce young minds to a classic Greek myth: The Tale of Icarus. This book also had my young friend reading further about Icarus and other Western mythology online, on his own!