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Hawking's first book purports to unravel the fundamental questions of the Universe.

But while it has sold millions of copies, the bestseller has become notorious as one of the most commonly unfinished books by readers.

The new book has fewer words and more pictures than the original 1988 blockbuster, according to The Guardian newspaper.

It is reported being written by the Cambridge physicist in collaboration with an American scientist, Leonard Mlodinow, who also co-wrote the television science-fiction series Star Trek.