MALACHY TALLACK is an author and singer-songwriter who
has written for many publications. He is contributing editor of the
online magazine, The Island Review, and his previous book was Sixty
Degrees North. Tallack is from Shetland, Scotland, and he lives in
Glasgow.
KATIE SCOTT is the illustrator of Botanicum, and of the
best-selling Animalium, which was chosen as the Sunday Times
Children's Book of the Year, 2014. She studied illustration at the
University of Brighton and is inspired by the elaborate paintings
of Ernst Haeckel.
Praise for The Un-Discovered Islands "An armchair traveler's dream,
a fantastical voyage to islands that never were - phantom realms,
sunken kingdoms and obscure specks of rock that only ever existed
as wild flights of fancy. This compelling narrative reveals
mankind's desire to conjure places into existence and then populate
them with monsters, demons and gods." - Giles Milton, author of
Nathaniel's Nutmeg and Churchill's Ministry of Ungentlemanly
Warfare
"[A] delightful atlas of islands, some of which no longer exist and
many of which never did...Coupled with Scott's (Animalium) colorful
illustrations, this book will delight arm-chair travelers and
readers of Atlas Obscura." --Publisher's Weekly "Malachy Tallack
(whose name has a wonderful rhythm in itself) has assembled his
compendium of imagined outcrops with almost pathological attention
to detail...he engagingly uncovers liars, jokers and downright
fantasists whose invented lands would embarrass even the most
shameless real estate agent. Highly recommended and fascinating." -
Mark Ovenden, author of Transit Maps of the World "Intrepid
intellectual fun, and Katie Scott's bold illustrations give an
exotic colour to the pages."--Sunday Herald
"It's a joy to island-hop through the book. After wowing the world
with Sixty Degrees North last year, Tallack's second book is shaped
by the same, clear, sharp prose and keen curiosity. Packed full of
intelligent musings on everything from religion to astronomy,
alchemy to the occult."--National Geographic Traveler
"One of the best new travel books."--The Guardian "This is a book
to cherish and to dip in and out of when time
allows."--Lovereading
Praise for Sixty Degrees North "Malachy Tallack is the real
deal."--John Burnside "A brave book in its honesty and
self-exposure."--Robert MacFarlane "A joy to read, its prose as
clear as the light on the Greenland ice-cap."--The Telegraph
"A subtle, thoughtful study of life on the sixtieth
parallel."--Financial Times
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