Something about Clegg - just so incredibly brilliant at making seemingly boring and obscure science stuff super interesting, and I think that is very a very commendable skill for a non-fiction writer. My only complaint is that it's too short, and the discussions are a bit too on the surface. I get that this is still a 'general, popular science' book instead of something more, so I can't actually blame him for making the text more accessible to the masses. Personally, I would just prefer to be feel a bit more challenged, this felt like a breeze to read, for better or worse.

Unfortunately, I was unable to download this book before it was archived and so am leaving this as a review/explanation as I didn't know what else to do after finding a few books I had managed to miss in a section of my account entitled Not Active: Archived, Not Downloaded; so I thought it best to clear it up. I have already bought a copy and will leave a review on places like Amazon, Goodreads, Waterstones, etc, once I've completed it and formed my thoughts on it. Apologies for any inconvenience and thank you for the opportunity.

Interstellar Tours is a virtual spaceship tour of the local universe, exploring places and phenomena of astronomical interest with plenty of photographs and easy-to-understand explanations. There's even some maths at the back for people who like equations with their astronomy.

A recommended read for interested but intelligent non-experts.

It feels like I haven’t read non fiction for ages, so sometimes after reading bouts of soppy romances and steady fantasy books, it can take your brain a while to adjust to non fiction, but not here. I effortlessly slipped into this book and began a journey around interstellar space, with Brian Clegg as my guide!

I’ve read a few books by this author and he never disappoints. With heavy science broken down into easy chapters, explained amazingly well and in a way that’s brought to you the reader as visitor to these worlds whilst the author explains the science behind what you’re seeing makes for an awesome and insightful read.

Also the feature of the QR codes to accompany the text and to back up the writing was an absolutely ingenious feature! I really enjoyed scanning the codes and viewing the pictures / watching the videos that went with the chapters. It certainly ramps up my ebook reading experience. It was great!

Think I pretty much finished it in a sitting and it made my rather ordinary, boring train a bit more exciting!

What an experience ! I used the photos from the website as a 'window' on my tv whilst reading this book. It was so exciting, educational and immersive. It really was just like going on an interstellar tour.