Hidden within each of us is an amazing story about the history of all mankind. Adam Rutherford, a famous British geneticist, writer and TV presenter, author of scientific documentaries and books on genetics and origins, presents to your attention a book that can change the understanding of genetics and its history. Kings and queens, marauders and murderers, displacement of peoples - this is our common history, shaped by billions of years. Despite the huge difference between us, we are all close relatives. Who are our ancestors? Are we developing, and what will happen to us in the future? To answer these questions, you will have to unravel the mysteries of the past.