The Planets
Dava Sobel Audio Book

'The Planets' tells the story of each member of our solar family, from myth and history, astrology and science fiction, to the latest data from the modern era’s robotic space probes.

Whether revealing what hides behind Venus’s cocoon of acid clouds, describing Neptune’s complex beauty or capturing first-hand the excitement at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory when the first pictures from Cassini at Saturn were recently beamed to Earth, Dava Sobel’s unique tour of the solar system is filled with fascination and beauty.

In lyrical prose interspersed with poems by Tennyson, Blake and others, ‘The Planets' gives a breathtaking, intimate view of those heavenly bodies that have captured imagination since humanity’s first glimpse at the glittering night skies.

Dava Sobel is the author of ‘Longitude', a prize-winning international bestseller, and ‘Galileo’s Daughter', which was shortlisted for the Pulitzer Prize.