OUT NOW! The iconic bestseller Prisoners of Geography updated with brand new content to
reflect the changing global geopolitical landscape since it was first published 10 years ago.
THE NO.1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER A SUNDAY TIMES BOOK OF 2023 A WATERSTONES PAPERBACK OF
THE YEAR 2023 Space: the biggest geopolitical story of the coming century - new from the
multi-million-copy international bestselling author of Prisoners of Geography and The Power of
Geography Spy satellites orbiting the Moon. Space metals worth billions. Humans on Mars
within our lifetimes. This isn't science fiction. It's astropolitics. We're entering a
new space race - and it could revolutionise life on Earth. Space: the new frontier a
wild and lawless place. It is already central to communication economics military strategy
and international relations on Earth. Now it is the latest arena for human exploration
exploitation - and possibly conquest. We're heading up and out and we're taking our power
struggles with us. China the USA and Russia are leading the way. From physical
territory and resources to satellites weaponry and strategic choke points geopolitics is as
important in the skies above us as it is down below. If you've ever wondered if humans are
going back to the Moon who will benefit from exploration or what space wars might look like
the answers are here. With all the insight and wit that have made Tim Marshall the UK's
most popular writer on geopolitics this gripping book shows how we got here and where we're
going covering great-power rivalry technology commerce combat in space and what it means
for all of us down here on Earth. This is essential reading on power politics and the future
of humanity. Praise for The Future of Geography : 'A voyage of galactic discovery'
The Mail on Sunday '[An] engaging exploration of power politics in space' Irish
Independent 'A superb survey of planetary politics' The Sunday Times 'Deeply
thought-provoking' BBC Sky at Night 'Marshall is an engaging writer good at explaining
the science as well as the politics and with an eye for a telling fact' Lawrence Freedman
The New Statesman 'Written with insight and great wit this is an essential take on
power politics and the future of humanity from the UK's most popular writer on geopolitics.'
The Daily Telegraph 'In the latest instalment of his popular books on the meaning of
geography Marshall looks to the stars and the new frontier where astropolitics will be the new
geopolitics' Financial Times
