This is a really good book. The perspective throughout focuses on filamentous fungi, but includes information from Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Candida albicans and the yeast cell form whenever it is of general interest and relevance. The 46 chapters are by well-known authorities from the filamentous fungal community and cover all the topics you could ever want. Each acts as a short up-to-date and advanced introduction, with many references to recent reviews and the primary literature for readers who want to go into topics more deeply. It is an excellent single reference source for anyone new to research with filamentous fungi or teaching advanced university courses, and takes full advantage of insights emerging from the genomics revolution. The inclusion of chapters on plant and animal pathogens at the end of the book brings out the importance of themes from earlier chapters and illustrate how filamentous fungal cellular and molecular biology have a major impact on human society. This complements the inclusion of applications in industry towards its start. The only drawback in this book is that all illustrations are in black-and-white despite live-imaging using multicoloured fluorescent proteins and dyes now adding such beautiful insight into fungal cell biology.