The Ancients

The quiet magnificence of nature is reflected in the lyrical elegance of Darby’s prose. * Jonathan Green, ABC Radio’s Blueprint for Living *The Ancients will be relished by anyone who cares about the extraordinary island of Tasmania * Nicholas Shakespeare, novelist and biographer *A thrilling reminder of our good fortune in having these living monuments of deep time on our doorstep * Sydney Morning Herald *The Ancients threads together colonial history, personal reflections and conservation campaigns to deepen our appreciation of our “ancient” backyard. Darby’s experiences communing alone with these colossal beings often provide the book’s most enriching education on the sheer force of these wild elders. * Saturday Paper *

Andrew Darby is the author of Flight Lines, on long distance migratory shorebirds, and Harpoon on whales and whaling. Flight Lines won the Royal Zoological Society of NSW’s Whitley Award for the Best Natural History, and the Premier’s Prize for Non-fiction in the Tasmanian Literary Awards. It was shortlisted for the Prime Minister’s Award for Non-fiction. He was the Hobart correspondent for The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age.