«Doom covers an impressive sweep of history at a lively narrative clip and weaves a lot of disparate strands together into an engaging picture.»

Rafael Behr, The Guardian

«Stimulating ... Each chapter of this thought-provoking book is worth reading for the ideas, perceptiveness and well-told stories of landmark events ... It's a useful reminder that what may feel like having unprecedented restrictions imposed on our lives today is nothing new... readers will find much to relish.»

Martin Bentham, Evening Standard

«Elegant, pacey, gripping ... a wealth of deep research.»

The Economist

«Performs a crucial public service ... Doom is far more than just a page-turner, though that it certainly is: it's that most precious of things in a history book - an account of the past that truly helps us understand where we are today.»

Ryan Bourne, CapX

«Timely and refreshing ... An informative, amusing and thought-provoking read that is full of steadying good sense for these troubled times.»

Peter Neville-Hadley, South China Morning Post

«Magisterial reach ... immensely readable ... Ferguson [applies] his prodigious intellect to placing the present pandemic on a wider historic canvas.»

Douglas Alexander, Financial Times

«This is not just about a virus but a collision of politics, panic, digital media, human behaviour and incompetence. Niall Ferguson's Doom looks at each of these aspects, putting them into historical perspective in a book of dazzling range and rigour. »

Fraser Nelson, The Spectator

«Niall Ferguson's Doom is often insightful, productively provocative and downright brilliant. »

New York Times

«A superb history of the lost art of handling a crisis. »

The Telegraph