"A speculative and provocative book that extends what is known into what is unknown. It is not just another book on cosmology... The emphasis here is on wonder."
– Los Angeles Times
"Breathtaking in scope, bracing in style ... this book is well grounded in the latest scientific theories of the universe, which are explained with accommodating clarity... The author has performed a remarkable service by helping general readers lay imaginative claim upon the findings of modern astrophysics."
– Booklist
"You don't have to be a scientist to understand it, and if you're one who enjoys contemplating the mysteries of creation, you should find it deeply rewarding."
– Associated Press
"David Darling's Deep Time is a wonderful book, the perfect overview of the universe for any citizen who doesn't need all the details."
– Larry Niven
"Darling has written a lyrical introduction to the latest theories in cosmology."
– Publishers Weekly
"An expedition through time and space that you will not soon forget!"
– Book Page
"Darling combines the anthropic principle with quantum theory, resulting in a lyrical vision."
– Kirkus Reviews
"This stylish book creates vertigo in the reader but leaves even a physics fool educated in the eways of prtons, neutrons, electrons, positrons, photons and how it all came to pass."
– Jill Neville, The Independent
"Mr. Darling provides one of the clearest and most eloquent expositions of the quantum conundrum and its philosophical and metaphysical implications that I have read recently."
– New York Times
"In a boldly speculative tour of the mind and the cosmos, Darling expounds upon the relationship between mathematics and the physical reality it describes."
– Library Journal
"An outstanding book that explores evolution and the wonders of the mind... Most public and college libraries will want to have this book, and it will be most welcome in the astrophysical and mathematical world."
– Choice Current Reviews
"One of the most intriguing and riveting books about the soul ... it explores areas of Darling's particular fields, physics and astronomy, and beyond into near-death experiences and ancient Oriental cultures. Reading it is singularly gratifying experience intellectually and emotionally."
– Minneapolis Star Tribune
"Drawing on research in neurology, anthropology, cosmology and quantum physics, as well as philosophy, history, religion, and mythology, [Darling] points out the limits of consciousness in this life... This book pushes us to look beyond ourselves and our immediate life tasks to see we are part of something much bigger."
– Louisville Courier-Journal
"A watershed volume, offering for the first time a compelling, convincing argument from science for the survial of consciousness beyond death. A must read for anyone who thinks deeply about the Ultimate Question."
– Tom Harpur, author of Life After Death
"In this intriguing speculative essay, [Darling] develops a ... scientific pantheism, positing that, with death, we move from the narrow consciousness of our highly selective, reality-filtering brain to the wider, timeless consciousness of the unbound universe."
– Publishers Weekly
"With great eloquence, [Darling] uses findings of quantum physics to show that consciousness is primary to matter ... readers will finish this bold brief sensing they' ve peeked through death' s door ..."
– Publishers Weekly