Ever wanted to know more about the Big Bang but didn't have Brian Cox's email address? Ever wanted to cry out, 'What on Earth is a black hole?' but been afraid you'd be shouting into the abyss? Ever wanted to know how gravity works but never found the book to pull you in?

Well, have no fear: DARK is an easily digestible beginner's guide to the Universe in a handy A to Z format. What's more, it's presented in a beautifully designed package, so you'll want to keep it out on display, dipping in to check exactly when it is that Earth is likely to be engulfed by the furnace of the Sun.

Illustrator Andreas Brooks has created a number of stunning design elements that feature throughout the book, including an original full-colour artwork to accompany each of the twenty-six chapters; a bespoke A to Z font; and inspiring, enlightening and amusing quotes about space on double-page spreads rendered in exquisitely considered typography.

So, if you want to brush up on your astronomical ABCs while simultaneously having a visual massage from some rather splendid art and design, then this may well be the cosmic coffee-table book for you.