«Caves open the door to a new dimension that Sauro helps to decipher.» National Geographic

Francesco Sauro, one of the world’s leading speleologists, explores the mysterious underground cosmos of caves, tunnels, labyrinths, and vast hidden lakes—the last unexplored frontier of our planet.

From the caverns of the Dolomites in Northern Italy to the volcanic grottos of the Galapagos, from the underground streams of Greenland to the impossible crevasses of the Himalaya — The Dark Continent is a scientific exploration of the world beneath our feet, the realm of mystery and adventure.

A book which will delight the readers of Robert Macfarlane’s Underland who are curious to understand what cutting-edge technology and science can tell us about this strange land, and what it may mean for the struggles we are facing on the planet’s surface.