![]() ![]() There are so many fascinating aspects of fungi here. He's spent a lot of time trying to follow the fine filaments of fungi that are associated with tree roots, or searching for truffles and pondering how they evolved to send out such a powerful and iconic fragrance as a way of propagating themselves - even harvesting shaggy ink cap mushrooms to make ink, with which he drew the illustrations throughout the book! The author (whose author-photo at the end of the book reminded me of Neil Gaiman) really loves fungus, finding its many varieties quite (and deservedly) fascinating, and this comes through on every page. ![]() Later: The book does not, as it happens, mention the TV show The Last of Us - though it does mention the videogame, along with the novel The Girl with All the Gifts, as examples of pop-culture featuring fungi - but I enjoyed it despite the absence of a fungal apocalypse. Subtitled "how fungi make our worlds, change our minds, and shape our futures," it sounds intriguing! I got this softcover at a local Barnes and Noble. ![]()
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