Beautifully writtenThe Drowned Places is one of the best books on diving that I have ever read * Literary Review * Le Bas is a fine, vivid writer I've read few better descriptions of the contradictions of the sport, its wonder and its terror, its grace and its absurdity -- Alex Diggins * Sunday Telegraph * A very good book. THE book about diving I couldnt find a few years ago: giving both the technicalities and the wonder -- AMY LIPTROT Le Bas goes on a compelling dual journey in this book, both historical and personal. His curiosity brings the ancient myths and stark realities of the ocean vividly to life. A various, rich exploration -- SOPHIE ELMHIRST, author of Maurice and Maralyn I loved this book - a wonderful interweaving of diving and exploration with coming to terms with grief, beautifully written and endlessly fascinating. One of the best books that I have read in a long time -- DAVID GIBBINS, author of A History of the World in Twelve Shipwrecks Beautiful and thought provoking -- Tom Lathan * TLS * [ Le Bas] writes well about grief, finding rich metaphors in each submarine landscape -- Guy Stagg * Spectator * Loss, risk, adventure and redemption. Le Bas has written the most compelling and evocative of underwater odysseys -- KATE HUMBLE, author of A Year of Living Simply An enthralling exploration of the liminal by one of the most exciting writers around. A breathtakingly good book -- TRISTAN GOOLEY, author of How to Read a Tree The most captivating book on diving that I have ever read. But it is not about diving as a sport; it is about diving as an accessway to submerged landscapes, the festival of life that inhabits them and, above all, the drowned ruins of lost civilisations -- MENSUN BOUND, author of The Ship Beneath the Ice
