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A fascinating exploration of the possibility of the microscopic world...This is not a book written to shock the reader, or to make the reader aghast at the number of microbes on their eyelashes, or in every breath they take. Rather, it is a book to prompt the restoration of the symbiotic relationship between the visible and invisible worlds, as well as the awareness and appreciation of what is contained within our microbiomes.

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Brian McHugh, Climate Thoughts with Brian

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Invisible Friends by Jake Robinson is just COOL. A journey through an ever changing understanding of the microscopic world.

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Charlie Bingham, nature and travel writer

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This is an enthusiastic and hopeful romp through microbiology that encourages readers to rethink their relationship with nature and see themselves as embedded in it. 

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The Inquisitive Biologist

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Refreshing... This book is a must for students of microbiology.

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Arindam Mitra, Microbiology Today

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This volume is an excellent introduction to the microbial world... The text is accessible to a lay audience, and it has a useful appendix with further scientific explanations and reading suggestions. Robinson uses storytelling and integrated interviews with scientists to make each point. This book could be used as a text in a general education science course as a way to introduce diverse topics such as ecology, environmental science, evolution, human health, and psychology as well as the obvious microbiology.

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D. Schulman, CHOICE