Underland

Robert Macfarlane’s Underland is a poetic, ambitious journey into the worlds beneath our feet — from caves and catacombs to glacial rivers and nuclear waste repositories. Macfarlane blends environmental writing, philosophy, and mythology to examine humanity’s deep relationship with the subterranean. His prose is lyrical and meditative, yet charged with political urgency as he investigates how climate change, extractive industries, and ecological collapse reshape the underworld. The book is immersive and profound, offering a powerful reflection on time, memory, and planetary responsibility.