A Brief History of Time
Stephen Hawking
The classic popular account of black holes, the Big Bang and the search for unification, covering the background Greene builds on in a short, conversational book.
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Introduces the superstring theory that attempts to unite general relativity and quantum mechanics.
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Stephen Hawking
The classic popular account of black holes, the Big Bang and the search for unification, covering the background Greene builds on in a short, conversational book.

Brian Greene
Greene's follow-up turns to space, time and entropy with the same patient analogies, ideal if you want more of his voice beyond string theory itself.
Carlo Rovelli
A lyrical, compact tour of relativity, quantum mechanics and quantum gravity that captures the wonder of The Elegant Universe in a fraction of the pages.

Lee Smolin
A pointed critique of string theory's dominance, offering a valuable counterweight to Greene's enthusiasm and introducing alternative approaches.