'In this compulsive readable book, Lane takes us on a riveting journey, ranging from the flow of energy to new ways of understanding cancer. Lane provides a luminous understanding of how scientists, including Lane himself, are rethinking energy and living organisms.' - Siddhartha Mukherjee, author 'Hugely important . a powerfully persuasive case for life being about energy flow, flux and change. In Transformer, chemistry is quite literally brought to life' - Jim Al-Khalili, author 'Amazing! Takes science writing to a new level . with soaring prose but uncompromising on scientific detail, Transformer made me think about life on earth in a completely different way.' - Daniel M. Davis, author 'Hugely ambitious and tremendously exciting .

Transformer shows how a molecular dance from the dawn of time still sculpts our lives today. I read with rapt attention.' - Olivia Judson, evolutionary biologist and author 'A thrilling and highly persuasive account of what makes life and how the miracle started, coaxed not by genes but a remarkable cycle of energy and matter - a chemical cycle able to conjure the material of life from the elements of a rocky blue planet. This hugely important book is set to become a landmark, transforming our understanding of how life works. Lane's infectious enthusiasm had me gripped on a tour down the aeons and deep into the inner workings of our cells, to discover the chemistry that gives me the sentience for such fundamental self-knowledge. Marvellous' - Gaia Vince, author,.