With passion and affection, Camille Brunel has written an urgently environmentalist plea on behalf of whales – creatures who verge on the divine.

In our collective imagination, our notions of whales rarely go beyond Moby Dick or Monstro. Camille Brunel remedies that by shining a spotlight on these amazing inhabitants of the vast aquatic world. Remarkably intelligent, with highly developed empathy and extraordinary strength – it's hard not to sing the priases of these marine behemoths! In fleshing out their portrayal, Brunel draws on various fields, from novels and films to scientific and historical research, complemented by his own experience. Together, these different points of view work to shift readers' perceptions, helping them grasp the importance of preserving these mysterious creatures, and perhaps even be inspired by them.