Description: Weaving natural history, memoir, and in-depth profiles of amateur researchers, rogue scientists, and stargazing dreamers, a prizewinning poet and nature writer takes readers from Antarctica to outer space to tell the epic story of how the study of meteorites became a modern science.
Review Quotes: "A thrilling account . . . The author''s enthusiasm is infectious in this chronicle of astronomical passion."
-"Kirkus Reviews"
"Cokinos guides the reader along his search for the driving force behind the passions of meteorite scientists, collectors, and dealers that make the meteoritic community such a vibrant and contentious bunch. It is a journey well worth taking."
-"Science" magazine
"[Cokinos''s] enthusiasm . . . gives "The Fallen Sky" its core."
-"The Wall Street Journal"