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I have written seven books – have a look at the details below and click on any of the links for more details. Worlds in Shadow was published in August 2021.

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“Supremely absorbing”

Leon Vlieger

“Unique … full of mystery”

Publishers Weekly

“realistic but hopeful”

Nature

“… a vivid portrait”

Kit Gillet, Geographical

“wide-ranging and thoughtful”

David Smith

“informative and lucid”

Ingrid Ward

“a powerful picture of a

restless and dynamic planet”

Shelley Davidow

” an engrossing book of

lands lost to the depths

of the oceans”

Emily Porter

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… engaging, authoritative

and often astonishing

Greer Gamble

Nunn’s writing is great …

Leon Vlieger

… punchy, feisty …

difficult to disagree with

Chris Fitch

A surprisingly well-supported

perspective on Earth’s distant

past

Kirkus Reviews

… sweeping, masterful …

a must-read book

Chris Gibson

I couldn’t put it down

Elizabeth Wayland Barber

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.. a lovely book, well-

presented and brimming

with information

Archaeology in Oceania

an easily read style …

it can be appreciated by a

wide audience …

I found myself looking

forward to reading

the next chapter almost

as if it were a good story

book— as indeed it is

Journal of Pacific History

The writing is engaging and

personal, and the science is

clear and accessible

… highly recommended

CHOICE

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.. most successful …  

The author is to be

congratulated for the vision

to see the value of a regional

compilation at this scale

and the courage to undertake

such a mammoth task

Australian Geologist

… the geographic sweep is

outdone by the time depth

– for this is a book addressing

environmental change in

geological time … this book

has all the qualities of

a University textbook

and a good one to boot

Environment and History

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The writing is accessible ..

many of the illustrations

spectacular … one cannot

but be tempted to see

these landscapes first hand:

a fine recommendation

for any work

Physical Geography

The book is written clearly

and maintains the reader’s

interest. It is unpretentious;

encouraging further studies

Australian Geographical

Invaluable .. provocative …

Pacific Affairs

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This book is the first of a

series of twelve promised.

If the remaining eleven

are as readable and thought-

provoking as this, then the

cause of geography and

physical geography in

particular will have

been enhanced

Geography

The approach is … highly

successful as the history of

the oceans requires

discussion of many

complex theories

which Nunn does well. 

He is comprehensive …

Australian Geographical