THE ENDS OF THE WORLD

‘A book about one apocalypse – much less five – could have been a daunting read were it not for the wit lyricism and clarity that Peter Brannen brings to every page. ’ Ed Yong author of I Contain Multitudes Apocalypse now? Death by fire ice poison gas suffocation asteroid. At five moments through history life on Earth was dragged to the very edge of extinction. Now armed with revolutionary technology scientists are uncovering clues about what caused these catastrophes. Deep-diving into past worlds of dragonflies the size of seagulls and fishes with guillotines for mouths they explore how – against all the odds – life survived and what these ominous chapters can tell us about our future.