The Future of Geography

Tim Marshall

Space: the biggest geopolitical story of the twenty-first century

Spy satellites orbiting the moon. Space metals worth billions. People on Mars within our lifetime. This isn’t science fiction. It’s astropolitics. We’re entering a new space race – and it could revolutionise life on Earth.

Space is already central to our economies, communication, military strategy and international relations on Earth. Now, it is the latest arena for human exploration, exploitation – and, possibly, conquest. We’re heading up and out, and we’re taking our power struggles with us, with China, the USA and Russia leading the way.

With all the insight and wit that have made Tim Marshall the UK’s most popular writer on geopolitics, this gripping book shows how we got here and where we’re going, covering greatpower rivalry; technology; commerce; combat in space; and what it all means for us down here on Earth. This is essential reading on power, politics and the future of humanity.

Pub date: 5 October 2023

Price: £9.99

ISBN: 9781783967247 epub: 9781783966899

Audio: 9781783966868

Genre: Geopolitics, Space

Format: Paperback

Dimensions: 198x129 mm

Extent: 304 pages

Rights: World

Tim Marshall is a leading authority on foreign affairs with more than 30 years of reporting experience. He has reported from 40 countries and covered conflicts in Croatia, Bosnia, Macedonia, Kosovo, Afghanistan, Iraq, Lebanon, Syria and Israel. He is the author of the No. 1 Sunday Times bestsellers Prisoners of Geography and The Power of Geography as well as the illustrated edition of Prisoners of Geography, Divided, Worth Dying For and Shadowplay

‘A thoroughly enjoyable, dizzyingly thought-provoking, and technologically plausible ride through the terrain of solar space.’

Everett Dolman, Professor of Comparative Military Studies and Strategy, US Air Force

‘This stirring book shows why astropolitics matters for everyone on Earth –not just the scientists and the dreamers.’

Dr Bleddyn E. Bowen, author of Original Sin and War in Space

‘Astropolitics is a word I never thought would enter my lexicon – but after reading this fascinating book, I’m hooked!’

Dr Becky Smethurst, author of A Brief History of Black Holes

‘A clear and timely introduction to a big twenty-first century story. Marshall captures the excitement, anxiety and strangeness of being at the beginning of a period of major geopolitical change. A fascinating book.’

Helen Gordon, author of Notes from Deep Time

‘If space is our future, this urgent book reveals that we’re in danger of handing it over to warmongers, plutocrats and conquistadors as rapacious as those on Earth. Tim Marshall shows us why we need to look up – fast.’

Tom Burgis, author of Kleptopia

‘Marshall again demonstrates his unique ability to write wonderfully engaging must-read books which reveal startling facts. A gripping and amazing journey.’

Ian Goldin, author of Terra Incognita: 100 Maps to Survive the Next 100 Years

‘A chilling, insightful exploration of the political and military implications of our presence in space.’

Brian Clegg, author of Final Frontier