The Decline and Fall of the Human Empire

Henry Gee wrote my favourite book of last year and has now written my favourite book of this year. How he manages to expand my mind, and my knowledge of life on earth, while making me giggle at our own forthcoming extinction, well, t’aint natural. Put this at the head of your reading lists immediately, people. Before it’s too lateEric Idle

Exhilarating . . . With the witty and conversational style that won him the Royal Society Science Book prize, Henry Gee tackles the existential question of humanity’s future. Measured and enlightening, Henry Gee is a sageSteve Brusatte, author of The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs

Like Jared Diamond meets Arthur C. Clarke with a dash of Douglas Adams, this deserves to be widely read and debatedPhilip Ball, author of How Life Works and Critical Mass

A fascinating, deeply researched study of our evolutionary journey and a wonderfully enjoyable adventureMichael Bond, author of Wayfinding