The year is 2025. Immense numbers of people swarm the globe. In countless, astonishing ways, technology has triumphed, but at a staggering cost. Starvation is rampant. City dwellers gasp for breath under blackened skies. And tottering on the brink of environmental collapse, the world may be ending. It is a […]
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The Snows of Summer, William H. lsely
This novel of the future was originally created in response to a competition to submit novels of the future which emphasized problems of the environment and their solutions. The Snows of Summer has been updated to include events that have transpired since its original writing to act as a belated […]
Read MoreCli-Fidelity, Peter Romilly
Set in 2050, Cli-Fidelity is the sequel to 500 Parts Per Million, although the story can be read independently. It’s a tale of climate instability, a world where four people try to survive whatever the extreme weather throws at them. Prepare for a bumpy ride. Cli-Fidelity is a nuclear reactor with […]
Read MoreStormy, Richard L. Bailey
Thanks to Richard L. Bailey, author of Stormy, for the cover and description. Where to buy: Stormy is available at The Last Century Book or in independent book stores. Description: Born in a raging snowstorm, Stormy grows up in a world of deniers, but comes to view climate change as […]
Read MoreThe Sheep Look Up, John Brunner
Fast-paced, kaleidoscopically comprehensive view of a near future rife with looming ecological dangers and possibly about to be saved by an underground revolutionary movement–if its leader can survive the hostility of vested interests to deliver his message of hope. An enduring classic, this book offers a dramatic and prophetic look at […]
Read MoreThe Greenland Breach, Bernard Besson
Experience the eco-thriller at a whole new level in this cli-fi spy novel. What is the real impact of global warming? This stylish thriller about climate change and its consequences couldn’t be more topical. Espionage, intrigue, and behind-the-scenes struggles for natural resources combine with French freelance spies and Bond-like action […]
Read MoreNot a Drop to Drink, Mindy McGinnis
Fans of classic frontier survival stories, as well as readers of dystopian literature, will enjoy this futuristic story where water is worth more than gold. With evocative, spare language and incredible drama, danger, and romance, Mindy McGinnis depicts one girl’s journey in a frontierlike world not so different from our […]
Read More500 Parts Per Million, Peter Romilly
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Read MoreThe Rapture, Liz Jensen
It is a June unlike any other before, with temperatures soaring to asphyxiating heights. All across the world, freak weather patterns—and the life-shattering catastrophes they entail—have become the norm. But Gabrielle Fox’s main concern is a personal one: to rebuild her life after a devastating car accident that has left […]
Read MoreShackleton’s Man Goes South, Tony White
There are zeppelins over South Kensington and boat people in the South Atlantic. Among them are Emily and daughter Jenny, travelling south to safety and a reunion with John, who has gone ahead to find work. They travel with Browning, a sailor who has already saved their lives more than […]
Read MoreWelcome to the Greenhouse: New Science Fiction on Climate Change, Gordon Van Gelder
Forty years ago, Walt Kelly’s comic strip character Pogo famously intoned: “We have met the enemy, and he is us.” Now, as the evidence for climate change becomes overwhelming, we learn the hard reality behind that witticism. The possible destruction, and certain transformation, of the ecosphere has been brought about […]
Read MoreFleet: The Complete Collection, Andrew Thaler
“The sea is big. The sea is cruel. She takes more than she gives. That’s how it’s always been.” The world has changed. Coastal cities lie abandoned as the encroaching sea rises, drowning and reshaping the land. Violent plagues, impervious to antibiotics, sweep across the planet, erasing entire communities in […]
Read MoreFifty Degrees Below, Kim Stanley Robinson
Bestselling, award-winning, author Kim Stanley Robinson continues his groundbreaking trilogy of eco-thrillers–and propels us deeper into the awesome whirlwind of climatic change. Set in our nation’s capital, here is a chillingly realistic tale of people caught in the collision of science, technology, and the consequences of global warming–which could trigger […]
Read MoreHeavy Weather, Bruce Sterling
Bruce Sterling, one of the founding fathers of the cyberpunk genre, now presents a novel of vivid imagination and invention that proves his talent for creating brilliant speculative fiction is sharper than ever. Forty years from now, Earth’s climate has been drastically changed by the greenhouse effect. Tornadoes of almost unimaginable […]
Read MoreThe Swarm, Frank Schatzing
Whales begin sinking ships. Toxic, eyeless crabs poison Long Island’s water supply. The North Sea shelf collapses, killing thousands in Europe. Around the world, countries are beginning to feel the effects of the ocean’s revenge as the seas and their inhabitants begin a violent revolution against mankind. At stake is […]
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