'Immensely readable... In this beautifully crafted and meticulously researched book, historian John North has produced the clearest and most detailed account of Stonehenge for a generation.' Michael White, Mail on Sunday 'If anyone's judgement can be trusted on this topic, it is North's. It is fortunate that the millennium will be marked by this important book... a major contribution to understanding the origins of mathematical astronomy. Ann Geneva, Financial Times 'Brilliant... The mass and quality of his new evidence point inevitably to the conclusion he reaches, that the builders of Stonehenge and their Stone Age ancestors were adepts at astronomy and ritual magic.' John Michell, Spectator 'Masterful... It must surely become the standard, both for scholars and general readers.' Patrick Moore