Ebook: Underland: A Deep Time Journey

The unmissable new book from the bestselling, prize-winning author of Landmarks, The Old Ways and The Lost Words

'You'd be crazy not to read this book' The Sunday Times



' Underland is a magnificent feat of writing, travelling and thinking that feels genuinely frontier pushing, unsettling and exploratory' Evening Standard



'Marvellous... Neverending curiosity, generosity of spirit, erudition, bravery and clarity... This is a book well worth reading' The Times



'Extraordinary... at once learned and readable, thrilling and beautifully written' Observer
'Attentive, thoughtful, finely honed... I turned the last page with the unusual conviction of having been in the company of a fine writer who is - who must surely be - a good man' * Telegraph

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Discover the hidden worlds beneath our feet...
In Underland , Robert Macfarlane takes a dazzling journey into the concealed geographies of the ground beneath our feet - the hidden regions beneath the visible surfaces of the world. From the vast below-ground mycelial networks by which trees communicate, to the ice-blue depths of glacial moulins, and from North Yorkshire to the Lofoten Islands, he traces an uncharted, deep-time voyage. Underland a thrilling new chapter in Macfarlane's long-term exploration of the relations of landscape and the human heart.
'He is the great nature writer, and nature poet, of this generation' *Wall Street Journal
'Packed with stories based in geography, history, myth, gossip, legend, religion, geology and the natural world. Macfarlane's writing moves and enthrals' The Times on The Old Ways
'Irradiated by a profound sense of wonder... Few books give such a sense of enchantment; it is a book to give to many, and to return to repeatedly' Independent on Landmarks*

Amazon.com Review

An Amazon Best Book of June 2019: Heads-up to your inner Gilgamesh: "The way into the underland is through the riven trunk of an old ash tree." Starting with that sentence, Robert Macfarlane begins an exploration of the world beneath our feet. Where his earlier book The Old Ways explored landscape and its effects on human experience, Underland dives into catacombs, caves, nuclear waste facilities, and the land beneath Greenland's shrinking ice cap to delve into the darker recesses of our imaginations, a place where artists, adventurers, and criminals have traveled, willingly and otherwise. Expanding his journey into the realm of "deep time"—a parallel expanse of past and future almost unimaginable to human intellect, but also irresistible to contemplate—Macfarlane takes us from the moment of creation into a post-human future, one that might be better off without us. Add its stunning jacket by Stanley Donwood (who creates Radiohead album covers in his spare hours), Underland is a one-of-a-kind book, deeply thoughtful, richly written, and infinitely rewarding. —Jon Foro, Amazon Book Review

Review

“An excellent book―fearless and subtle, empathic and strange.”

- Dwight Garner, *The New York Times*

“Reading Macfarlane connects us to dazzling new worlds. It's a connection that brings, more than anything else, joy.”

- Barbara J. King

“Profound in every sense of the word.”

- Richard Powers

“The king of the new nature writers returns with one of the year’s most anticipated books.”

- The Guardian

“An eye-opening, lyrical, and even moving exploration.”

- Publishers Weekly (starred review)

“Astonishing…A powerful, epic journey for anyone wondering about the world below and all around us and, perhaps more important, for those who aren’t.”

- Booklist (starred review)

“A gifted storyteller and poetic writer…Wherever [Macfarlane] travels, he enhances our sense of wonder.”

- Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

“A sterling book.”

- Library Journal (starred review)

“Robert Macfarlane’s writing reminds us of the astonishing variety of things you can see when you go at walking speed, and of how strange and rich the world is.”

- Philip Pullman

“Beautifully written and wise, this haunting book is a treasure by one of earth’s keenest celebrants. Its unique spell is irresistible.”

- Diane Ackerman