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This is an excellent and humorous primer on all things asteroid, meteor and meteorite. Greg Brennecka presents the history and current state of scientific knowledge in a light, easy-to-understand style. The author leaves no meteoric stone unturned and covers a diverse range of subjects, including the origin of the Earth’s moon, the formation of amino acids in deep space, and the touchy possibility of panspermia. On the downside, the author’s extensive use of footnotes, a common practice plaguing many science books written over the last 20 or so years, is irritating and unnecessary. Also, if the author’s apparent ignorance of the Monarchy of Australia was intended to be a joke, in reference to meteorites found in Australia being the property of the Crown, it fell flat. Otherwise, this book makes for a great summer read on a fascinating subject. Recommeded!