Books by Andrew May

Dreams, schemes and opportunity as space opens for tourism and commerce.

Artist Ugo Catani's 'A Summer Shower in Collins Street, 1889' sets the scene for walking the streets of Melbourne, imagining the everyday past and seeing the urban landscape with new eyes. This award-winning book is a rich commentary on the growth and transformation of a great Australian city.

People are used to seeing "fake physics" in science fiction - concepts like faster-than-light travel, antigravity and time travel to name a few.

Is Earth reallydoomed to be destroyed by a cosmic catastrophe?

The first title in Icon's new Hot Science series, exploring the cutting edge of modern science.

This book follows Thomas Jones, the first Welsh missionary from rural Wales to Cherrapunji, now one of the most Christianised parts of India. It foregrounds broader political, scientific, racial and military ideologies that mobilised the Khasi Hills into an interconnected network of imperial control. -- .