"Originally published in Sweden as Mörkret och människan by Albert Bonniers Forlag, Stockholm, in 2024. First published in English in the UK by Atlantic Books, an imprint of Atlantic Books Ltd., in 2025. First published in North America by The Experiment, LLC, in 2025."

Amid stars, war and darkness -- The priest who wanted to weigh the stars -- The dark heart of the Milky Way -- The astronomer by the 'mountain of death' -- Einstein and the blind beetle -- Beyond the event horizon -- Black holes in the depths of space -- Dying stars and spacetime vortices -- A cosmic symphony -- The shadow hunters -- The origin of the giants -- Black holes and our place in Earth -- Pōwehi and the right to the land -- Black holes and climate change -- Black holes are our fathers -- Hawking's last journey -- Are we living in a black hole?

"An appraisal of black holes, informed by original interviews with more than 20 world-leading researchers and Nobel laureates"--