A global cultural history of shooting stars spanning from the prehistoric to the present day, and exploring beliefs, superstitions, and the relationship between humanity and meteors throughout time.

Critically acclaimed author, Jade Angeles Fitton, recounts this story through compelling and literary text certain to captivate the minds of each and every reader.

Spanning the prehistoric to the present-day, this book is a concise history of shooting stars, accompanied throughout by beautiful illustrations inspired by medieval artworks.

About The Author

Jade Angeles Fitton is an author, journalist, and poet with a special interest in nature writing, cultural history, and folklore. Her critically acclaimed debut, Hermit: A Memoir of Finding Freedom in a Wild Place (Hutchinson Heinemann), was published in 2023, and her other writing has appeared in The Guardian, The Times, The Spectator, Vogue, The New Statesman, and many more. She lives in rural Devon.