[aesch]

I haven't read that one but after reading The Vital Question I will recommend anything with Nick Lane's name on it. There are very few people who have thought about the origin of life as deeply as he has.

[code_biologist]

Read it as soon as you have the time. It is every bit the equal of The Vital Question.

[BrainsPachanga]

Does this book address how potentially the first cell ever came to exist? If not, do you have any suggestions?

[aesch]

The Vital Question discusses Nick Lane's hypothesis on how the first cell came to exist in Part II: The origin of life. Energy at life's origin ; The emergence of cells