Popisho, Leone Ross
A sensual novel, Popisho conjures a world where magic is everywhere, food is fate, politics are broken, and love awaits. Everyone in Popisho was born … Read more
Category Archives: Speculative
And Lately, The Sun, Calyx et al.
Bushland is burning. The Arctic is shedding ice. And around the world, people are imagining futures which function. Gritty, graceful, commonsense or whimsical, these twenty … Read more
Brown Girl in the Ring, Nalo Hopkinson
The rich and privileged have fled the city, barricaded it behind roadblocks, and left it to crumble. The inner city has had to rediscover old … Read more
Road Out of Winter, Alison Stine
Urgent and poignant, Road Out of Winter is a glimpse of an all-too-possible near future, with a chosen family forged in the face of dystopian … Read more
Dreamtime, Venetia Welby
Venetia Welby’s exquisite and hallucinogenic Dreamtime (Quartet, April) is set in a near future in which we have lost the battle against climate change. –The … Read more
Beyond What Separates Us, R. A. Morris
Four strangers from distant parts of the world struggle to survive on a planet torn apart by war, greed and disease. Living under drastically different … Read more
The Island Will Sink, Briohny Doyle
In a not-too-distant future perpetually on the brink of collapse, catastrophe is our most popular entertainment. The energy crisis has come and gone. EcoLaw is … Read more
Dominion: An Anthology of Speculative Fiction from Africa and the African Diaspora, Zelda Knight, et al.
Dominion is the first anthology of speculative fiction and poetry by Africans and the African Diaspora. An old god rises up each fall to test … Read more
A Diary in the Age of Water, Nina Munteanu
Reviewed by Mary Woodbury Nina Munteanu’s newest novel, A Diary in the Age of Water, deftly follows four generations of women fighting for—and exploring scientifically, … Read more
Heart Wood, Shirley DicKard
Complete title: Heart Wood — Four Women, for the Earth, for the Future Heart Wood is a compelling family saga set in the foothills of … Read more
Tales of Two Planets, John Freeman
Though not a book of just fiction, editor John Freeman compiled poetry, short fiction, and essays from some of the world’s best creative voices on … Read more
The Ministry for the Future, Kim Stanley Robinson
From the visionary, New York Times bestselling author of New York 2140 comes a near-future novel that is a gripping exploration of climate change, technology, … Read more
Bridge 108, Anne Charnock
Bridge 108 is a “disturbing, near-future novel” about a young climate refugee who is trafficked into slavery in the north of England. It is described by … Read more
Wolfe Island, Lucy Treloar
Part western, part lament for a disappearing world, Wolfe Island (set off the northeast coast of the US) is a transporting novel that explores connection and isolation … Read more
The Black Dwarves of the Good Little Bay, Varun Thomas Mathew
The sea has invaded its boundaries, and its inhabitants reside in a towering structure called the Bombadrome, which hovers above the barren land. Theirs is … Read more