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This year’s edition comprises the finest of the thousands of new records recognized over the past year. As lockdowns and quarantines fade into the background for many around the globe, record submissions have been pouring in!
· Dive into our inaugural BLUE PLANET chapter, celebrating aquatic marvels from rivers, lakes, and oceans to icy landscapes and thermal springs.
· HISTORY debuts as a new chapter in GWR 2024. Egyptians, pirates, knights catapulted into action, vampires, and ghosts all compete for your attention in this wild chronicle spanning the past 2,000 years.
· In the visually engaging Explainers, 3D artist Alex Pang unveils the secrets of some iconic record breakers. Ever wondered what lies inside an octopus’s head? Or how Jurassic Park’s dinosaurs are animated into life? Allow us to unravel the mystery…
· We conclude the book with every notable new sports achievement documented in the comprehensive 30-page SPORTS chapter.
Cover art: For this year’s edition, award-winning artist Rod Hunt has designed a spectacular cover teeming with record holders. Can you identify them all? Sadly, this marks Rod’s fourth and final cover for GWR. Fitting with our water theme, he has crafted an enchanting underwater realm. As with past editions, it forms a “jigsaw” with the covers of the previous three years, creating a stunning, highly collectable composite that transports you from the farthest reaches of space to the depths of Earth’s oceans.