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Popisho, Leone Ross

Dragonfly: An Exploration of Eco-fiction Posted on May 2, 2021 by Mary WoodburyMay 2, 2021

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

Posted in All, Books, Contemporary, Fantasy, Literary, Magical Realism, Speculative | Tagged Leone Ross | Leave a reply

And Lately, The Sun, Calyx et al.

Dragonfly: An Exploration of Eco-fiction Posted on April 23, 2021 by Mary WoodburyApril 23, 2021

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

Posted in All, Books, Contemporary, Cultural/Regional, Punk, Science Fiction, Short Stories, Speculative | Tagged Calyx | Leave a reply

Brown Girl in the Ring, Nalo Hopkinson

Dragonfly: An Exploration of Eco-fiction Posted on April 23, 2021 by Mary WoodburyDecember 20, 2021

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

Posted in All, Books, Cultural/Regional, Flora, Magical Realism, Short Stories, Speculative | Tagged Nalo Hopkinson | Leave a reply

Road Out of Winter, Alison Stine

Dragonfly: An Exploration of Eco-fiction Posted on March 19, 2021 by Mary WoodburyMarch 19, 2021

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

Posted in All, Apocalyptic, Books, Dystopian, LGTBQ+, Post-apocalyptic, Science Fiction, Speculative, Suspense/Thriller | Tagged Alison Stine | Leave a reply

Dreamtime, Venetia Welby

Dragonfly: An Exploration of Eco-fiction Posted on January 14, 2021 by Mary WoodburyApril 12, 2021

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

Posted in All, Apocalyptic, Books, Post-apocalyptic, Speculative, Weird Fiction | Tagged Venetia Welby | Leave a reply

Beyond What Separates Us, R. A. Morris

Dragonfly: An Exploration of Eco-fiction Posted on October 13, 2020 by Mary WoodburyOctober 13, 2020

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

Posted in All, Books, Contemporary, Dystopian, Speculative | Tagged R. A. Morris | Leave a reply

The Island Will Sink, Briohny Doyle

Dragonfly: An Exploration of Eco-fiction Posted on September 7, 2020 by Mary WoodburySeptember 7, 2020

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

Posted in All, Books, Dystopian, Science Fiction, Speculative | Tagged Briohny Doyle | Leave a reply

Dominion: An Anthology of Speculative Fiction from Africa and the African Diaspora, Zelda Knight, et al.

Dragonfly: An Exploration of Eco-fiction Posted on August 30, 2020 by Mary WoodburyAugust 30, 2020

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

Posted in Africanfuturism, Africanjujuism, Afrofuturism, All, Books, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Short Stories, Speculative | Tagged Zelda Knight | Leave a reply

A Diary in the Age of Water, Nina Munteanu

Dragonfly: An Exploration of Eco-fiction Posted on August 18, 2020 by Mary WoodburyJune 2, 2021

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

Posted in All, Books, Dystopian, Epic, Post-apocalyptic, Reviews, Speculative | Tagged Nina Munteanu | 1 Reply

Heart Wood, Shirley DicKard

Dragonfly: An Exploration of Eco-fiction Posted on July 20, 2020 by Mary WoodburyJuly 20, 2020

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

Posted in All, Books, Historical, Speculative, Woman's | Tagged Shirley DicKard | Leave a reply

Tales of Two Planets, John Freeman

Dragonfly: An Exploration of Eco-fiction Posted on July 6, 2020 by Mary WoodburySeptember 24, 2020

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

Posted in All, Books, Essays, Poetry/Prose, Short Stories, Speculative | Tagged John Freeman | Leave a reply

The Ministry for the Future, Kim Stanley Robinson

Dragonfly: An Exploration of Eco-fiction Posted on April 30, 2020 by Mary WoodburyApril 30, 2020

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

Posted in All, Books, Science Fiction, Speculative | Tagged Kim Stanley Robinson | 1 Reply

Bridge 108, Anne Charnock

Dragonfly: An Exploration of Eco-fiction Posted on November 12, 2019 by Mary WoodburyNovember 12, 2019

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

Posted in All, Books, Science Fiction, Speculative | Tagged Anne Charnock | Leave a reply

Wolfe Island, Lucy Treloar

Dragonfly: An Exploration of Eco-fiction Posted on October 9, 2019 by Mary WoodburyOctober 9, 2019

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

Posted in All, Books, Contemporary, Cultural/Regional, Speculative | Tagged Lucy Treloar | Leave a reply

The Black Dwarves of the Good Little Bay, Varun Thomas Mathew

Dragonfly: An Exploration of Eco-fiction Posted on September 5, 2019 by Mary WoodburyNovember 12, 2019

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

Posted in All, Books, Cultural/Regional, Dystopian, Science Fiction, Speculative | Tagged Varun Thomas Mathew | Leave a reply

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