Daniel Combs is an award-winning author and international security professional who has spent the past six years studying Myanmar's ethnic conflicts. In addition to Myanmar, Daniel has lived in and reported from Ethiopia, the Congo, Vietnam, and Israel. He is the former editor of the Asia Pacific Affairs Journal, and his writing and commentary have appeared on NPR, The Diplomat, and Asia Times, among others. Daniel is a graduate of Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs.
"A richly reported and often stirring book, and it arrives at a
time when the world could use a deep and intelligent dive into this
battered country. ... Until the World Shatters is part history,
part academic text and part travel journal. ... Mr. Combs is a fine
writer and a thoughtful guide to a nation and a people whose
stories defy a straight and logical narrative." —The Wall Street
Journal
"Until the World Shatters is a moving chronicle of a country that
was just beginning to reveal secrets." —The Economist
"An intriguing insight into civil war, repressive government and
the lure of dark money." —The Irish Times
"The book was written before the Feb. 1 coup ... But that makes it
only more important to read it ... it is still highly recommended
to anyone interested in contemporary Myanmar." —Irrawaddy
"Until the World Shatters provides an illuminating snapshot of life
in Myanmar before the coup and of the uneasy alliances that the
jade trade thrives on." - Asian Review of Books
"It is impossible to read Daniel Combs’ excellent Until the World
Shatters without reflecting on the current crisis unfolding in
Myanmar...I finished this moving, impeccably researched book
wondering what had become of Phoe Wa and Bum Tsit, the bazaar
mamma, the Yangon punk rocker and all the other vivid, ordinary,
engagingpeople in its pages. How have they fared in an increasingly
violent Myanmar?" - Australian Foreign Affairs
"[A]n illuminating portrait of a troubled and secretive
country."—Publishers Weekly
"There probably is not a better book to read on [Myanmar] than
Daniel Combs’s Until the World Shatters: Truth, Lies, and the
Looting of Myanmar." - Asian Affairs
"The combination of Myanmar’s ancient culture and a deeply vexed
modern history make it one of the world’s most intriguing places.
Daniel Combs brings the skills of a keen, observant writer to a
superb story. Until the World Shatters will absorb readers of all
kinds with a chronicle that makes the distant feel strikingly
visible." —Evan Osnos, author of Age of Ambition
"A breezy, sparkling, and often delightful journey with broader
lessons for any type of reader. I knew very little about Myanmar
before I picked up Until the World Shatters. I tore through it in
two days, and now feel like I understand, indeed care for, the
country.” —Vincent Bevins, author of The Jakarta Method
"A powerful narrative about one of Asia’s most flagrant crimes: the
plunder of indigenous lands in Myanmar. Western writing about
Myanmar has long skewed towards exoticism or good-versus-evil
tropes. But Combs embraces its complexity — richly illustrating the
journeys of two men drawn towards the jade industry, a vortex of
stolen riches and ruined lives." —Patrick Winn, author of Hello
Shadowlands
“Until the World Shatters covers a country about which too little
is known, and even less is understood. Myanmar has a complex and
painful history that shapes its troubled present, but Daniel Combs
sees things clearly from the ground level through the eyes of
people who are seldom interviewed, combining their observations
with his own to present a depth and balance that is rare and badly
needed.” —David Dapice, Senior Economist, Ash Center, Harvard
Kennedy School
"At a time when journalists are under attack and it feels like
truth itself is under siege, this book journeys into how this
struggle plays out in the everyday lives of people in some of the
most under-covered corners of the world. In doing so, Daniel Combs
has accomplished something rare: a deeply researched, lyrically
told piece of reportage on an essential topic. Anyone who cares
about the pursuit of truth should read this book." —Charles
Sennott, Founder and Editor-in-Chief of The GroundTruth Project
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