“Called the Red Queen theory by biologists, after the chess piece in Lewis Carroll’s Through the Looking-Glass which runs but stays in the same place, this hypothesis is just one of the controversial ideas put forth in this witty, elegantly written inquiry.”
—Publishers Weekly
“Extensively researched, clearly written: one of the best introductions to its fascinating and controversial subject.”
—Kirkus Reviews
“Ridley’s Red Queen is…literary and witty. He has the tone of a jolly schoolmaster who wants to share with you the neat things he’s read.”
—Boston Sunday Globe
“A fascinating book filled with lucid prose and seductive reasoning.”
—Library Journal