[A] fascinating book . . . Despite dealing with some cutting-edge science, this isn’t a technical book, focusing instead on the wonder and excitement of the subject. Keith Cooper draws heavily on his own conversations with exoplanet scientists, discussing the techniques they use, the discoveries they’ve made and their plans for the future. Comparisons with fictional planets run like a thread through the book – and it’s fair to say they bear out the old saying that the truth is stranger than fiction.

- Andrew May, How It Works magazine

Unpacking science fiction alongside real exoplanet discoveries, Keith Cooper’s <i>Amazing Worlds of Science Fiction and Science Fact</i> is a captivating, cutting-edge view of worlds beyond our Solar System that explores the intersection of fiction and fact. An essential read for anyone fascinated by the cosmos.

Sara Seager, Professor of Planetary Science, Physics and Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and author of The Smallest Lights in the Universe