Sue Seddon is an author and former editor of Kew magazine. Carolyn Fry is a journalist and former editor of Geographical, the magazine of the Royal Geographical Society, and author of The Plant Hunters (Andre Deutsch, 2009) and The World of Kew (BBC Books, 2006). Carolyn Fry is a journalist and former editor of Geographical, the magazine of the Royal Geographical Society, and author of The Plant Hunters (Andre Deutsch, 2009) and The World of Kew (BBC Books, 2006). Gail Vines is a journalist and regular contributor to Kew magazine.
"""This book explores the [Millennium Seed Bank] and succinctly and effectively discusses the importance of seeds. . . . The quality of the text and photography is excellent, but do not consign this book to the coffee table. Read it and, if suitably influenced by the urgency of this work, support their quest in any way you can.""-- ""Biologist"" ""Filled with striking color photographs (many full page) of plants and seeds from all over the world, the volume looks like it should be on a coffee table, rather than in an academic library. . . . Informative and inspiring."" -- ""Choice"""