This book is based on the lecture notes of a one-semester course on black hole astrophysics
given by the author and is aimed at advanced undergraduate and graduate students with an
interest in astrophysics. The material included goes beyond that found in classic textbooks and
presents details on astrophysical manifestations of black holes. In particular jet physics and
detailed accounts of objects like microquasars active galactic nuclei gamma-ray bursts and
ultra-luminous X-ray sources are covered as well as advanced topics like black holes in
alternative theories of gravity. The author avoids unnecessary technicalities and to some
degree the book is self-contained. The reader will find some basic general relativity tools in
Chapter 1. The appendices provide some additional mathematical details that will be useful for
further study and a guide to the bibliography on the subject.
