Arctic Dreams

The Arctic dreamland seen and described by a writer of rare perception and poetic descriptive power... The pages sparkle with Arctic light

David Stephen, Scotsman

A marvellous evocation of the Arctic by a naturalist, who is part poet... A magical book to read slowly and savour

Gillian Somerville-Large, Irish Times

Barry Lopez by some rare magic manages to combine a poetic vision with accuracy of observation; and although he writes mainly about Eskimos, polar bears, and other denizens of the frozen north, many of his perceptive insights apply the world over

Paula Johnson, Mail on Sunday

Dazzling... Treats the distant, snowy world of the Arctic as a place that exists not only in the mathematics of geography but also in the terra incognita of our imaginations

Michiko Kakutani, New York Times

By what comes close to sheer magic, the magic of a highly literate and perceptive naturalist, Barry Lopez has transformed the austerity and Sibelius-like gloom of the tundra and great ice walls into a living pageant of high latitudes. This book will become a classic within its genre

John Hillaby

A monumental work, not only in its revelation of the author's depth of vision but, in a very real sense, it is a monument to the uniqueness, the mystery and the drama of the Arctic wilderness... Arctic Dreams is an eloquent testimony and tribute to the infinite interest and beauty of the natural world. It is also a timely reminder that man needs to tune into the land and its creatures

Living World

A master nature writer... The gift of sight (and second sight) focused here upon the ocean, ice, skyscapes, landscapes and wildlife is extraordinary... He lavishes his discoveries into a portfolio of delights

Edward Hoagland, New York Times

A splendid book, passionate and compassionate, by a man who is both a first-rate writer and an uncompromising defender of the wild country and its native inhabitants

Edward Abbey

One of those landmark works of travel writing like, say, Doughty's Travels in Arabia Deserta

New Yorker

Wonderfully informed and evocative...keen observation given shape with language that is deft and vivid

Don Stap, Chicago Tribune

If you happen to be Barry Lopez, who has more ways than an Eskimo to describe ice and snow in his book Arctic Dreams, you can do all the weather reporting you want

Elmore Leonard, Guardian Online

One of the greatest nature books ever written

Arminta Wallace, Irish Times

Masterpiece of nature writing.

Sean Thomas, The Times