"I would recommend this book highly for dipping into and for a group library. Some of the more unusual material would be hard to scrape together from other sources and is particularly useful to have in one place. At around fifty pounds, it is a good purchase for a new astrobiologist or student expecting to study astrobiology in depth." (The Astrobiology Society of Britain, January 2008)

"...the book would be a valuable addition to the library of any institution concerned with microbiology."  (Microbiology Today, November 2007)

"This up-to-date resource is based on lectures developed by experts...and carefully edited by the leading astrobiologists within the European community."  (Lunar and Planetary Information Bulletin, December 2007)

"...this is an elegantly written and edited book ... it is a good value for individual purchase."  (Origins of Life and Evolution of Biospheres, December 2007)