– Shortlisted for the Royal Society Science Book Prize 2019
– A Sunday Times ‘MUST READ’
– ‘An exciting introduction to a little-known microscopic universe.’ Sunday Times
– ‘A seriously entertaining book.’ Melanie Reid, The Times
– As read on RADIO 4’s BOOK OF THE WEEK
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