Flash!

'… one of the best generally accessible overviews of gamma ray astronomy … strongly recommended.' Richard Taylor, Spaceflight

'Schilling, a professional science writer, skillfully leads the reader through the work of scientists in the filed … the book is an excellent account … an enlightening and stimulating read.' Luigi Piro, Nature

'… a fascinating account of the day-to-day process of modern astronomy, giving a believable picture of how astronomers work. It focuses on the people involved and uses their own accounts of the process and how they experienced these events. This is a book that could usefully be given to any young person wondering why people go into science and what might await them there.' Sue Bowler, Astronomy and Geophysics

'If you want to know how the messy business of making an astronomical discovery actually works, read this book.' Andrew King, The Observatory

'I recommend Schilling's book for the interested non-scientist. … The reader is taken on a literary roller-coaster ride, in which discoverery and breakthrough alternate with struggle and setback, and in which one learns a lot about science and scientists along the way.' Physics World

'The strength of this book arises from the way Schilling conveys the cut and thrust of professional astronomy. Because he tells us about the personalities involved we can share their frustration, despair and elation. Alan Longstaff, Astronomy Now

'Visual and highly accessible, Schilling's book is a masterpiece of lay scientific reporting. He is the author of more than 2 previous books and hundreds of articles on astronomical subjects (it shows; the prologue alone is almost worth the price of the book.' Robert Eisenstein, CERN Courier

'… there are few popular books devoted to GRB science … I will be surprised if a better one appears for a while.' Nial Tanvir, JBAA

'… a very enjoyable book …' Southern Observer

'As in any good human drama, you will find ambition, triumph, disappointment and just a little treachery. If you like your science writing to remind you that astronomers are people too, read Flash!' Astronomy Now

'Flash!, might be one of the most entertaining…popular books on gamma ray bursts …the style is colourful …It is hard to get anything else done while Flash! lies around the house, only partially read.' American Association of Variable Star Observers Bookstore

'The book is written in lucid prose … the explanations are clear and revealing … perhaps because it is such a rapidly moving field, there are few popular books devoted to GRB science, but I will be surprised if a better one appears for a while.' Journal of the British Astronomical Association