‘A riveting book … In combining the passion of Robert Macfarlane with the incisiveness of Patrick Radden Keefe, Shaw has announced himself as a brilliant new voice in science writing’ RACHEL CLARKE, SPECTATOR**A SUNDAY TIMES BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR 2025**Antibiotics are one of humanity’s greatest achievements but our access to them is under threat. Discover their miraculous history – and how we confront their uncertain future.

**Brought to you by Penguin.Antibiotics: one of humanity’s greatest achievements – but invented by microbes.**An epic narrative of discovery and innovation – but also of extraction and exploitation.This is the spellbinding story of how we have burned through the fossil fuels of medicine.Since their advent, antibiotics have saved millions of lives, marking one of the greatest medical advances in our history. Dangerous Mir...