Learned about a new #scifi genre today - #SolarPunk

"Solarpunk stories take place in futures where humanity, technology, and nature live in harmony rather than in conflict."

TBH, it sounds a lot like #StarTrek which makes me think I will love this genre!

Who are the #authors in this genre?

#Books #Bookstodon #reading

https://www.tor.com/2021/09/30/the-solarpunk-future-five-essential-works-of-climate-forward-fiction/

The Solarpunk Future: Five Essential Works of Climate-Forward Fiction

“Don’t readers ever get tired of being told that the world is coming to a nasty, ugly end and only a very few people will survive, by luck and by violence?” That’s the question asked by legendary s…

Tor.com

@liztai *waves*

It’s like Star Trek in a sense, but more like what Earth might be like in the Star Trek universe.

For a good quick intro to #solarpunk I recommend checking out the stories from the Imagine 2200 contest, especially “Seven Sisters” and “A Holdout in the Northern California Designated Wildcraft Zone”. https://grist.org/fix/imagine-2200-climate-fiction-2022/

For novels, A HALF-BUILT GARDEN by Ruthanna Emrys and THE FIFTH SACRED THING by Starhawk.

Imagine 2200: The 2022 climate fiction collection

Fix's annual short story contest celebrates visions of generational healing and community-based climate solutions.

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Yes! +1 @sarenaulibarri 's #solarpunk recommendations!
@BrightFlame @liztai Hey @BrightFlame - I think I may know you. Are you from PA or used to be a few years back?