In a near-future northern settlement, a handful of climate change survivors find their fates intertwined in this mesmerizing and transportive novel in the vein of Station Eleven and The Power.
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Utopian
Spotlight – Oghenechovwe Ekpeki, Zelda Knight, and Sheree Renée Thomas
Click here to return to the world eco-fiction series The global novel exists, not as a genre separated from and opposed to other kinds of fiction, but as a perspective that governs the interpretation of experience. In this way, it is faithful to the way the global is actually lived—not […]
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Glass and Gardens, Solarpunk Summers, Sarena Ulibarri et al.
Solarpunk is a type of optimistic science fiction that imagines a future founded on renewable energies. The seventeen stories in this volume are not dull utopias—they grapple with real issues such as the future and ethics of our food sources, the connection between technology and nature, and the interpersonal conflicts […]
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Interview with Cat Sparks, Ecopunk
I want to thank Cat Sparks, author of Lotus Blue and contributor to the upcoming Ecopunk! – Speculative Tales of Radical Futures anthology (Ticonderoga Publishing, 2017) for taking time out of her very busy schedule to talk to Eco-fiction about this collection of short stories that she edited with Liz […]
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Journey to the Future, Guy Dauncy
Thanks to Guy for letting us know about his new novel, Journey to the Future. Visit the website for more information. You can also view book buying options here. From the site: In futurist Guy Dauncey’s inspiring and timely novel, 24-year-old Patrick Wu journeys to a future world brimming with […]
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Through the Eyes of a Stranger, Will Bonsall
A picture of a sustainable future realm contrasted with one much like our own. Wonderful heartwarming plot, eye-opening setting, and timeless topics. This book might well suit readers from 10 years old on. It’s a tale of escape from a distopic empire to a wondrous contrasting country, both set half […]
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Eco-fiction, John Stadler
A hidden gem my wife picked up at our local library book sale. Contains some amazing works of short speculative fiction with environmental themes from a dazzling variety of legendary writers: Bradbury, Steinbeck, Vonnegut, Herbert, Ballard, Asimov, and more. Even a story by Edgar Allen Poe. Diverse and thought-provoking! -Goodreads […]
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The Chosen, William Hatchett
From the author: One man, one planet, one destiny William Hatchett’s new novel, The Chosen, is a cosmic romp through space and time This is science fiction with a difference. The time machine in Hatchett’s novel is decorated with Willam Morris wallpaper and equipped with a drinks cabinets furnished with […]
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AD 2516: After Global Warming, Noel Hodson
Entered for The Whitbread First Novel Prize and reviewed by Brian Aldiss in The Times & The Guardian, who dubbed the author “That distinguished futurist”. AD2516 depicts the world re-born after the 2012 floods and pandemics in Noel Hodson’s first tale, OUT OF THE DEPTHS. It is a good read […]
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Ecotopia, Ernest Callenbach
A novel both timely and prophetic, Ernest Callenbach’s Ecotopia is a hopeful antidote to the environmental concerns of today, set in an ecologically sound future society. Hailed by the Los Angeles Times as the “newest name after Wells, Verne, Huxley, and Orwell,” Callenbach offers a visionary blueprint for the survival […]
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