The Chthonic Cycle - Una Cruickshank

The Chthonic Cycle - Una Cruickshank

Published by: Te Herenga Waka University Press

Winner of: BEST FIRST BOOK AWARD GENERAL NON FICTION

The Best First Book Award is sponsored by Mātātuhi Foundation.

We are living through terrifying times – perhaps a mass extinction event – and that can be hard to think about. In this singular essay collection, Una Cruickshank uses pearls, jet, amber, coral, and other biogenic talismans to open new perspectives on climate change, humanity, and maybe even hope. The Chthonic Cycle is bold and convention-breaking, and unlike anything the judges had read before.

Una Cruickshank