Here are a selection of books members of the Astrobiology Society of Britain have reviewed. They can all be found though the major online retailers or your favourite bookshops. But should you need additional details, do not hesitate to contact the reviews editor, Lewis Dartnell ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ).

Please also contact the reviews editor if you are a publisher wishing to seek a review on the ASB website, or if you would like to write a review of a book for us.

Please note that these reviews do not consist an endorsement from the Society of any of these books and solely represent the expression of the opinion of the reviewer.

Quick list of all books reviewed:

1. Astrobiology - A Brief Introduction
2. Astrobiology of the Earth: The emergence, evolution and future of life on a planet
3. Astrochemistry: from Astronomy to Astrobiology
4. Atom
5. Comets and the Origin of Life
6. Complete Course in Astrobiology
7. The Crowded Universe: The Search for Living Planets
   
8. Death by Black Hole
9. Different Engines: How Science Drives Fiction and Fiction Drives Science
10. The Earth - A Very Short Introduction
11. Echoes of Life: What Fossil Molecules Reveal about Earth History
12. The Eerie Silence: Are We Alone in the Universe?
13. The Emerald Planet
14. Exploring the Origin, Extent, and Future of Life
15. Extrasolar Planets and Astrobiology
16. FutureWorld: Where Science Fiction Becomes Science
17. Global Catastrophes: A Very Short Introduction
18. The Goldilocks Enigma
19. Heaven's Touch
    
20. The History of Life - A Very Short Introduction
21. The Human Experiment
22. Life in Space: Astrobiology for Everyone
23. Life in the Universe: A Beginner's Guide
24. Life in the Universe: Expectations and Constraints
    
25. Life on a Young Planet: The First Three Billion Years of Evolution on Earth
26. The Living Cosmos
27. The Martian Surface: Composition, Mineralogy, and Physical Properties
28. The Medea Hypothesis
29. Oxford Dictionary of Earth Sciences
30. Planets and Life: The Emerging Science of Astrobiology
31. The Role of Radiation in the Origin and Evolution of Life
32. Roving Mars - Spirit, Opportunity and the Exploration of the Red Planet
33. The Science of Doctor Who
34. Science, Society, and the Search for Life in the Universe
35. The Scientific Exploration of Mars
36. The Search for Life Continued: Planets around other Stars
37. Titan from Cassini-Huygens
38. Unmasking Europa: The Search for Life on Jupiter's Ocean Moon
39. Why Aren't They Here?

The following book series produced by academic publishers will also be of interest to astrobiologists:

1. Advances in Astrobiology and Biogeophysics (Springer)
2. Astrobiology (Cambridge University Press)