Published: August 2001 by: Jonathan Waterman

"A stunning debut... The Northern Lights brings alive a bygone era and a man who changed how we perceive the magnetic and solar wonders of the universe. Lucy Jago's crisp and careful prose gives a surprising access both into the complex physics behind the aurora borealis and the brilliant, misunderstood Kristian Birkeland. This well-crafted book is at turns compelling, illuminating, and remarkably full of adventure*at times evocative of the character-driven histories found in Longitude and The Professor and The Madman. By story's end, Birkeland's generosity and eccentricities have choreographed his downfall and, in his passing, we have an intimate glimpse into a life as elusive and spectacular as the aurora borealis itself."

*Jonathan Waterman, author of Arctic Crossing and In the Shadow of Denali