Join three of Australia’s most acclaimed authors, Inga Simpson, David Dyer and James Bradley, as they explore the depths of the sea and sky, and reveal what they’ve discovered venturing far into the stars and under the waves, and what the deep can tell us about where we’re headed.
Deep Water by James Bradley
The ocean has shaped and sustained life on Earth from the beginning of time. Its vast waters are alive with meaning, and connect every living thing on Earth. Through history, science, nature writing, and environmentalism, Deep Water Deep Water is a hymn to the beauty, mystery and wonder of the ocean. Weaving together science, history and personal experience, it offers vital new ways of understanding not just humanity’s relationship with the planet, but our past – and perhaps most importantly, our future.
The Thinning by Inga Simpson
After growing up by an observatory and learning about space from her astronomer and astrophotographer parents, Fin, her mother and a band of outsiders live deep off the grid, always ready to run. With a new disaster looming, Fin is thrust into an unlikely partnership with a stranger who has appeared in their camp. They’ll need to work together during a dangerous journey if they are to play their part in an audacious plan to help restore the natural world – and humankind.
This Kingdom of Dust by David Dyer
The whole world has just watched Neil and Buzz walk on the Moon. Now they are struck by terror: the lunar module’s engine has failed. There is no back-up, no other way off the surface. If the astronauts can’t fix the problem, they’ll slowly run out of oxygen and die.
This Kingdom of Dust explores this harrowing scenario through the intertwined narratives of three distinct voices: Buzz on the Moon, his wife Joan back on Earth, and Aquarius, the journalist compelled to craft a story he doesn’t want to write.
