'Brilliant and fearless... This is history on a grand scale' - William Dalrymple, Guardian 'Immensely entertaining. Many books have been written which claim to be "A New History of the World". This one fully deserves the title... So ambitious, so detailed and so fascinating' - The Times
'A starbust of a book, as enjoyable as it is stimulating.' - Sunday Express 'This riveting, myth-busting book cannot be summarised in any detail; you will simply have to read it.' Financial Times
