Marianne Taylor has authored over 25 books on natural history including The Way of the Hare and Dragonflight. She has recently completed Bats: An illustrated guide to all species and has written a number of guides for the RSPB. Her interest in taxonomy and classification goes back to her childhood, when she made a point of learning scientific as well as English names for the wildlife she saw and aspired to see. She has since become fascinated by the science that is changing the way we understand the family ties of all life on Earth.
