OUT APRIL 2025! The iconic bestseller Prisoners of Geography, updated with brand-new content reflecting the changing global geopolitical landscape since its first publication 10 years ago.

NOTE: A SUNDAY TIMES BEST BOOK

SUNDAY TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023

WATERSTONES BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023

“A fascinating and crucial insight into how, even as humanity advances to the final frontier, we will be affected by the geographies of space. Marshall has done it again!” – Professor Lewis Dartnell, author of Being Human

Space: the greatest geopolitical story of the coming century – new from the multimillion-copy international bestselling author of Prisoners of Geography.

Spying satellites swirling around the Moon. Space minerals worth billions. Humans on Mars within our lifetime. This is not science fiction. This is astropolitics.

We are entering a new space race – and it could revolutionize life on Earth.

Space: the new frontier, wild and untamed. It's already central to communication, the economy, strategic strategy, and international relations on Earth. Now, it is the last arena for human exploration, exploitation – and possibly, conquest. We are going above and beyond, and bringing power struggles with us. China, the USA, and Russia are the ones taking the lead.

From natural terrain and resources to satellites, weapons, and strategic choke points, geopolitics is just as important above us in the skies as below them. If you've ever wondered if people are returning to the Moon, who will benefit from the exploration, or what space wars might look like, the answers are here.

With all the wit and humor that have made Tim Marshall the UK's most popular geopolitical author, this compelling book shows how we got here and where we are heading, covering great power competition, technology, trade, strategy in space, and what it means for all of us here on Earth. This is essential reading for power, politics, and the future of humanity.

Praise for THE FUTURE OF GEOGRAPHY:

“Highly accessible and allows the author to take the reader on a journey of galactic discovery” – Robert Verkaik, The Mail on Sunday

“A fascinating exploration of the political forces in space” – Irish Independent

“An excellent review of planetary politics” – Bryan Appleyard, The Sunday Times

“Tim’s writing is brisk and refreshingly clear in its clarity, offering a very readable lesson of historical geopolitics… deeply thought-provoking” – BBC Sky at Night

“Marshall is an entertaining writer, good at explaining science as well as politics and attentive to an interesting detail” – Lawrence Freedman, The New Statesman