In the constellation of Eridanus lies a formidable mystery: it's as if something has taken a huge bite out of the universe! The astonishing speed at which the field of astrophysics and cosmology is evolving today allows us to understand the history of the universe better than we understand the history of our own planet. However, our discoveries are accompanied by unimaginable puzzles that leave even astrophysicists speechless: supermassive black holes, bubbles filled with void that seem to devour space, and even enormous parallel universes swallowing smaller ones.
Award-winning astrophysicist, master storyteller, and renowned popularizer of the universe's mysteries, Paul Davies, presents with clarity and playful spirit what we know about the universe and its enigmas, exploring the enticing (and sometimes terrifying!) possibilities that lie ahead of us.

Guiding us through bold research that offers solutions to unimaginable mysteries, he ultimately leads us to the greatest enigma of all: why does the universe exist? And how did a system of particles, without intelligence and without purpose, manage to give birth to conscious and thinking beings full of questions?