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Sisyphean, Dempow Torishima

Dragonfly: An Exploration of Eco-fiction Posted on July 6, 2019 by Mary WoodburyJuly 6, 2019

With this stellar debut volume–a “mosaic novel” depicting a world of infinite biomorphic perversity that feels at once surreal yet authentic; estranging yet welcoming; otherwordly … Read more

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The Girl in Red, Christina Henry

Dragonfly: An Exploration of Eco-fiction Posted on July 3, 2019 by Mary WoodburyJuly 3, 2019

Between climate change and the fear of impending war, civilization’s collapse feels closer every day. In her latest novel, The Girl in Red, Christina Henry … Read more

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By the Feet of Men, Grant Price

Dragonfly: An Exploration of Eco-fiction Posted on June 16, 2019 by Mary WoodburyJune 16, 2019

The world’s population has been decimated by the Change, a chain reaction of events triggered by global warming. In Europe, governments have fallen, cities have … Read more

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Metro 2033, Dmitry Glukhovsky

Dragonfly: An Exploration of Eco-fiction Posted on April 29, 2019 by Mary WoodburyApril 29, 2019

The year is 2033. The world has been reduced to rubble. Humanity is nearly extinct. The half-destroyed cities have become uninhabitable through radiation. Beyond their … Read more

Posted in All, Apocalyptic, Books, Dystopian, Horror, Post-apocalyptic, Science Fiction | Tagged Dmitry Glukhovsky | Leave a reply

The Migration, Helen Marshall

Dragonfly: An Exploration of Eco-fiction Posted on March 26, 2019 by Mary WoodburyMarch 26, 2019

Marshall is painting on a large canvas here and her style is unabashedly baroque: the novel is characterized by a high level of drama, intensity, … Read more

Posted in All, Apocalyptic, Books, Horror, Post-apocalyptic, Science Fiction, Weird Fiction, YA/Teen | Tagged Helen Marhsall | Leave a reply

Moon of the Crusted Snow, Waubgeshig Rice

Dragonfly: An Exploration of Eco-fiction Posted on November 8, 2018 by Mary WoodburySeptember 8, 2020

With winter looming, a small northern Anishinaabe community goes dark. Cut off, people become passive and confused. Panic builds as the food supply dwindles. While … Read more

Posted in All, Apocalyptic, Books, Cultural/Regional, Dystopian, Horror, Post-apocalyptic, Science Fiction | Tagged Waubgeshig Rice | Leave a reply

Compulsory Games, Robert Aikman

Dragonfly: An Exploration of Eco-fiction Posted on August 1, 2018 by Mary WoodburyAugust 1, 2018

Aickman’s superbly written tales terrify not with standard thrills and gore but through a radical overturning of the laws of nature and everyday life. His … Read more

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The Merry Spinster, Mallory Ortberg

Dragonfly: An Exploration of Eco-fiction Posted on January 12, 2018 by Mary WoodburyJanuary 12, 2018

Unfalteringly faithful to its beloved source material, The Merry Spinster also illuminates the unsuspected, and frequently, alarming emotional complexities at play in the stories we … Read more

Posted in All, Books, Classic, Fairytale, Fantasy, Horror, Short Stories, Weird Fiction | Tagged Mallory Ortberg | Leave a reply

Devil’s Day, Andrew Michael Hurley

Dragonfly: An Exploration of Eco-fiction Posted on October 27, 2017 by Mary WoodburyOctober 27, 2017

The new gothic accepts input from many sources: from industrial archaeology to ecofiction, from contemporary nature writing to the brutalism associated with film-maker Ben Wheatley … Read more

Posted in All, Books, Contemporary, Cultural/Regional, Horror | Tagged Andrew Michael Hurley | Leave a reply

Fever Dream, Samanta Schweblin

Dragonfly: An Exploration of Eco-fiction Posted on May 15, 2017 by Mary WoodburyMay 15, 2017

Translated into English, January 2017–(originally Distancia de rescate), Fever Dream is shortlisted for the 2017 Man Booker International Prize. With virtuoso skill, well served in … Read more

Posted in All, Books, Cultural/Regional, Horror, Mystery, Weird Fiction | Tagged Samanta Schweblin | Leave a reply

The Willows, Algernon Blackwood

Dragonfly: An Exploration of Eco-fiction Posted on November 21, 2016 by Mary WoodburyJuly 6, 2020

Discover The Willows Back to the Dragonfly Library I asked the WeirdLit subreddit about their recommendations for ecological weird fiction and received a great number … Read more

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Jagannath, Karin Tidbeck

Dragonfly: An Exploration of Eco-fiction Posted on September 27, 2016 by Mary WoodburyAugust 27, 2020

Enter the strange and wonderful world of Swedish sensation Karin Tidbeck with this feast of darkly fantastical stories. Whether through the falsified historical record of … Read more

Posted in All, Books, Cultural/Regional, Fantasy, Horror, Magical Realism, Science Fiction, Speculative, Weird Fiction | Tagged Karin Tidbeck | Leave a reply

The Other Side of the Mountain, Michael Bernanos

Dragonfly: An Exploration of Eco-fiction Posted on May 9, 2016 by Mary WoodburyOctober 6, 2022

Michael Bernanos’s The Other Side of the Mountain is an awesome book, which I ordered used. The genre is weird fiction–I learned of the book … Read more

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Maya Greenwood Series, Starhawk

Dragonfly: An Exploration of Eco-fiction Posted on March 30, 2016 by Mary WoodburyMarch 30, 2016

The Fifth Sacred Thing (part 1) An epic tale of freedom and slavery, love and war, and the potential futures of humankind tells of a … Read more

Posted in All, Books, Fantasy, Horror, Punk, Science Fiction, Weird Fiction | Tagged Starhawk | Leave a reply

Lady Churchill’s Rosebud Wristlet No. 33, Michael J. DeLuca (editor)

Dragonfly: An Exploration of Eco-fiction Posted on September 15, 2015 by Mary WoodburySeptember 15, 2015

Thanks to Michael J. DeLuca for the heads-up on Lady Churchill’s Rosebud Wristlet No. 33, which he guest-edited. LCRW #33 approaches its theme of humanity’s … Read more

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