Philip Marsden
Philip Marsden is the award-winning author of a number of books of history, travel and fiction. His latest book Under a Metal Sky begins underground, in the fragile galleries of Cornish mines and ends in a village in the Caucasus, panning for gold. In between he follows up a number of stories in central Europe, examining both the magic and danger that have come with our prodigious use of the earth’s materials.
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Rocks Are Alive
Philip Marsden on his three greatest revelations while writing <i>Under a Metal Sky</i>
November 20, 2025
The Ochre Origins of Art
Ancient use of this red powder is found wherever there were humans
November 18, 2025

