First published 2017
This anthology presents stories set in futures where communities have chosen cooperation over competition, sustainable technology over destruction. The contributors imagine worlds where people face environmental tipping points armed with green energy solutions and inclusive social structures. Characters inhabit crucial moments when the right tools and collective action can reshape civilization. Some live through the transformation itself, others in the spaces that come before and after such change. The stories follow individuals who refuse despair and instead fight for ecological solutions. Editors Phoebe Wagner and Brontë Christopher Wieland have assembled work from established voices like Nisi Shawl, Lavie Tidhar, and Daniel José Older alongside emerging writers. The collection spans short fiction, visual art, and poetry, all unified by the solarpunk vision of societies that value personal freedom, environmental sustainability, and cooperative problem-solving. These are tales of people who believe change is possible and act to make it real.
Genres: science-fiction, anthologies, environment, 21st-century, climate-change, activism
Vibes: intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: found-family, hopepunk
254 pages · Kindle Edition · Upper Rubber Boot Books