Stranger associate editor Michael Fordham's stunning new book, The Book of Surfing: The Killer Guide is now  available on the Stranger online shop. Read on for more info and a sneak preview of some of its luscious pages...

Following on from 2007s hugely successful September book, Michael's The Book of Surfing: The Killer Guide has now hit the shelves. Designed by Stranger art directors A-Side Studio and featuring the work of Stranger favourites like illustrator Nick Radford (aka Frootful) and photographer Mickey Smith, the book boasts over 300 pages of surfy brilliance. It also offers insider tips on everything from making the ride of your life, to the stories behind surfing's legendary underground heroes and most iconic places, to shooting a surf movie and throwing your own beach party - Hawaiian style.

It's been called a "a one-stop guide to our surfing planet " and "the twenty-first century's most comprehensive dispatch from the heart of surf culture" - and, well, we can't agree more! To put it politely, this is essential reading for every serious surfer.

Click here to buy the book from Stranger's online shop.

Scroll down for a tongue-tip taster of its loveliness...

Check out this interview with Michael too: