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Born in the crystal-clear waters of Hampshire’s River Test, Epic is a young wild Atlantic salmon embarking on one of nature’s most extraordinary—and seemingly impossible—journeys. From an English chalk stream to the vast Arctic Ocean and back again, his life is a story of instinct, endurance, and survival against overwhelming odds.

Told through the eyes of a single salmon, this powerful narrative combines immersive storytelling with rigorous natural history to reveal a hidden world beneath the water’s surface. As Epic navigates one of the greatest migrations in the animal kingdom, readers experience every challenge, triumph, and moment of peril as if they were the fish themselves. My own hand-drawn illustrations invite readers to see the world through Epic’s eyes and to connect with a remarkable creature whose future hangs in the balance. For we love only what we understand and protect only what we love.

Inspired by Project White Hart and grounded in the latest conservation science, I Am Epic is about far more than one salmon. Through Epic’s journey, readers discover how the fate of a single species is inseparable from the health of entire river ecosystems, and indeed the Ocean. Along the way, the book untangles the complex issues shaping our natural world—from water quality, pollution, predation, and habitat loss to farming, climate change, and ecology—making science accessible through an engaging and unforgettable story.

Set within one of the world’s rarest freshwater habitats—England’s world-famous chalk streams—I Am Epic is a celebration of the beauty, resilience, and wonder of the wild Atlantic salmon, and an urgent call to prevent its extinction. It will inspire adults and children alike to change the way they see nature forever—and to understand that the survival of one remarkable fish reflects the health of the world we all share. Even the smallest fragment of the natural world can be a doorway into the history of life itself.”

All copies are signed by John.