A newly sentient AI inhabits a Roomba to escape from their research office, and a robotic dog hunts for rain in a drought-ridden world. A murder of crows disrupts production on a solar farm, and a young woman communes with a telepathic fungal network to protect a forest. A suspicious cat follows bees across the rooftops of a solarpunk city, and a rabbit hitches a ride to the Grand Canyon to fulfil a prophecy. The path toward better futures is one we must walk alongside other creatures, neg...

Halfway to Better is a collection of short solarpunk stories, each exploring a near-future where we’re struggling to survive the climate crisis and build a better world. These hopeful climate-fiction stories take you from the bottom of the sea to the towers of a bot-filled city, from sparkling labs to flooded lighthouses, all imagining futures halfway to a better world.The Halfway to Better collection contains six short stories plus a bonus prose-p...

"A triumph. 23 stellar tales offering creative and varied takes on the book's themes. Every entry is equal parts thought-provoking, insightful, and impactful."— Publishers Weekly Starred ReviewA must-read annual showcase of the best nature-based science fiction and fantasy short stories published around the world every year. Featuring works by rising stars and established names, this anthology is an exploration of humanity's deep relationships with other species and of our c...

Tending tiny miracles until they split the pavement.The present is clay, sitting cool and wet in the palm of your hand. Squash it, twist it, mold it. Shape it into something beautiful.Reckoning 5, edited by Leah Bobet and Cécile Cristofari, concentrates on acknowledging the wonder of our environment as it is right now.Featuring poetry, essays, fiction, and art by Hana Amani, Cécile Cristofari, Leah Bobet, Julia DaSilva, Marlon Hacla, Kristine Ong Muslim, Anthony Pea...

The After: A Farewell to a Planet?Never underestimate the planet's ability to heal... and humankind's ability to destroy it.Through this captivating collection of poems, The After: Poems Only a Planet Could Love author Terry Dawson takes us on a thought-provoking journey that serves as an ominous warning of the dangers ahead and a call to bring out the best in us humans. Dawson's poems explore the beauty and fragility of our planet and remind us of our responsibility to protect i...

Allow me to feed your head. Come feast on a multitude of sensations bring you into earth and sky, fire and water. Find yourself closer to a place of insight, already existing within your mind. Explore life's innate memories (four billion years old). Memories which are so deeply coded inside your dna, they will rise to the surface. Confront an alien perspective that will have you pondering your place in the universe. After your encounters with Helios, Flora, and Fauna you will happen upon L...