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 or disconnection between technology and nature, and the interpersonal conflicts that arise no matter how peaceful the world is. In these pages you'll find a guerilla art installation in Milan, a murder mystery set in a weather manipulat...

Cities are alive, shared by humans and animals, insects and plants, landforms and machines. What might city ecosystems look like in the future if we strive for multispecies justice in our urban settings? In these more-than-human stories, twenty-four authors investigate humanity's relationship with the rest of the natural world, placing characters in situations where humans have to look beyond their own needs and interests. A quirky eco-businessman sees broader applications for a high schoo...

Twelve tales of adventure, wonder and heart from Aurealis Award-shortlisted author DK Mok.These diverse stories of courage and hope celebrate fierce women, curious minds, and unexpected kindness. A warrior librarian makes a pact to save the monsters of her realm. A high school girl ferries refugees from broken, enchanted worlds. An underfunded roboticist builds a robot kraken to explore the abyssal depths. The Heart of the Labyrinth and Other Stories featu...

Aurealis Award-Nominated for Best Science Fiction NovelDitmar Award-Nominated for Best NovelIn the seething metropolis of Baltus City, car-hacker Squid is desperate for a fresh start. She dreams of a normal life and a respectable job, where retirement comes with a pension plan, not an exit wound. Determined to break free from the criminal syndicate that commands her, she agrees to one last heist. But when she rescues a che...

It's been four years since Chris Arlin graduated with a degree in cryptobotany, and she's still no closer to scraping up funding for her research into rare plants. Instead, she's stacking shelves at the campus library until a suspiciously well-dressed man offers her a lucrative position on a scientific expedition.For Chris, the problem isn't the fact that they're searching for the Biblical Tree of Life. Nor is it the fact that most of the individuals on the expedition seem to be let...

A fresh, fast-paced fantasy adventure from Aurealis Award shortlisted author DK Mok.When Prince Valamon is stolen from the heart of Algaris Castle, the only clue as to motive or culprit is the use of unknown sorcery.Reclusive cleric Seris, content to tend to his book-infested temple, inexplicably finds himself recruited to the rescue mission alongside Elhan, a cheerfully disturbed vagrant girl with terrifying combat skills and her own enigmatic reasons for se...

"A diverse and thoughtful array of 16 stories written around the theme of endangered species—be they human or animal, mythical or alien." — Publishers WeeklyIn this poignant yet uplifting anthology about extinction, science fiction stories draw you into compelling, adventurous, and even humorous tales that will make you think about the future of animals, humanity, and the world around us. You'll find bugs and buffalo, humans and aliens, creatures that have ...

SHORT STORY COLLECTIONThe Bright Green Futures: 2024 anthology is a collection of short solarpunk stories from guests of the Bright Green Futures podcast, where we lift up stories to build a better world. These hopeful climate-fiction stories include clicky space centipedes, sentient trees, a flooded future Rio de Janeiro and characters trying to find their place in a climate-impacted world. Each story imagines a way for us to survive the future, together.Brigh...

Imagine a sustainable world, run on clean and renewable energies that are less aggressive to the environment. Now imagine humanity under the impact of these changes. This is the premise Brazilian editor Gerson Lodi-Ribeiro proposed, and these authors took the challenge to envision hopeful futures and alternate histories. The stories in this anthology explore terrorism against green corporations, large space ships propelled by the pressure of solar radiation, the advent of photosynthetic hu...

19 stories of meteorological, agricultural and biological technologies, alternative histories, arcologies and communes, beauty in flooded cities, innovations in cross-continental travel, animals on the verge of extinction, androids, reality tv, new food, environmental refugees, the divide between humans and animals, and friendship, family and love.ContentsAdam Browne, "The Radiolarian Violin"Matthew Chrulew, "Future Perfect"Emilie Collyer, "From the Dark"...

They hacked her brother’s brain.Then sent him into the simulation.Sky must now get to him first… the future of reality is at stake."...an absolute blockbuster of a tale... I thoroughly enjoyed every single page..."-Pikasho Deka for Readers' Favorite ✶✶✶✶✶Earth’s ecological collapse is avoided when most of the world population agrees to permanently upload into a simulated real...

One lonely plumber. One bad decision. One trillion lives upended.This is the story of Roy, the architect of an epic crisis that paralyzed the largest space station in the universe. The aftermath created a legend, but the lunacy behind it remained a mystery. That is, until now. With the aid of footage and eyewitness accounts, this book reveals the outrageous truth behind the greatest pandemonium ever recorded.Roy is a Readers' Favorite® 5-St...