Subterranea

A lavish, gorgeously-illustrated look at the strange worlds below the surface of our planet

An original and timely odyssey into our mysterious underworld ... Thrilling proof that science and imagination share the ground beneath our feet.

An incredible and evocative journey into the most exotic and unknown realms on the planet ... Here is a book that makes you stop and wonder at every page; a deeply engaging guided tour through an eerie world where mankind's old myths and legends seem to acquire a mesmerising reality.

With evocative maps and stunning photography, Subterranea shows that the underground realm is just as captivating as the above-ground world around us.

Accompanied by stunning photography and illustrative maps, this book is a great way to escape from the outside world by diving into the depths of another. 5 STARS *****

Chris Fitch is fascinated by these fantastical underworlds, and has gone in search of enigmatic cave paintings, eerie plague pits, the Svalbard Global Seed Vault and the illicit smuggling tunnels snaking between Mexico and the USA.

Remarkable places ... glorious illustrations.

With evocative maps and stunning photograpghy, Subterranea shows that the underground realm is just as captivating as the above-ground world around us.'

Chris Fitch is a writer, geographer and storyteller. His debut book, Atlas of Untamed Places: An Extraordinary Journey Through Our Wild World , was nominated for a 2018 Edward Stanford Travel Writing Award and translated into multiple languages.
Formerly senior staff writer for Geographical , the magazine of the Royal Geographical Society, Chris has reported from Australia to Kenya, Arizona to the Galapagos Islands, covering global stories on climate change, ecological urbanism, wildlife conservation, sustainable development, geopolitics, science, culture, travel and more. He is a contributor to international media including Lonely Planet , The Atlantic and Monocle 24 .
Born in London, he has lived in New Zealand, South Korea, Taiwan and the Solomon Islands.