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The English translation of the world's first solarpunk anthology. Groundbreaking science fiction stories from Brazil and Portugal.


Anthology edited by Gerson Lodi-Ribeiro
Translated by Fabio Fernandes
Science Fiction / Short Story Anthology
Release Date: August 7, 2018


Trade Paperback
ISBN-13: 978-0998702292
Anthology: Approx. 82,000 words / 270 pages
Also available as an ebook

Description

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 humans, and how different society might be if we had switched to renewable energies much earlier in history. Originally published in Brazil and translated for the first time from the Portuguese by Fábio Fernandes, this anthology of optimistic science fiction features nine authors from Brazil and Portugal including Carlos Orsi, Telmo Marçal, Romeu Martins, Antonio Luiz M. Costa, Gabriel Cantareira, Daniel I. Dutra, André S. Silva, Roberta Spindler, and Gerson Lodi-Ribeiro.

Table of Contents

“Soylent Green is People!” by Carlos Orsi
“When Kingdoms Collide” by Telmo Marçal
“Breaking News!” by Romeu Martins
“Once Upon a Time in a World” by Antonio Luiz M. C. Costa
“Escape” by Gabriel Cantareira
“Gary Johnson” by Daniel I. Dutra
“Xibalba Dreams of the West” by André S. Silva
“Sun in the Heart” by Roberta Spindler
“Cobalt Blue and the Enigma” by Gerson Lodi-Ribeiro

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Praise

"Solarpunk is a wide-ranging collection of new Brazilian writing in translation, and for that by itself it would be a worthwhile read. That it tackles numerous aspects of and speculations on sustainable energy, renewable resources (or the lack thereof), and digital culture make it an incredibly pertinent volume for our world right now. Read it right this minute if you can; if you miss it, you might already be living in it…"
--The Future Fire

"If you’re at all interested in speculative fiction about the environment and humanity’s future potential relationship with energy, you’ll definitely want to read Solarpunk."
--SF in Translation

"Solarpunk fiction appeals to contemporary audiences interested in science fiction with an ecofriendly theme. This anthology adds a nuanced and somewhat darker conceptualization to the genre, asking readers to consider the real possibility that the end of our environmental problems does not mean the end of human problems."
--World Literature Today

"While all of these stories are unique in their own ways, they all have a certain dark, grittiness about them. The detail in which clean energy is discussed is fascinating, but the secret conspiracies, space wars, and hidden agendas are the true draw to this anthology…“Solar Punk: Ecological and Fantastical Stories in a Sustainable World” provides nine slices of clean, ecologically friendly science fiction, whether your interests lie with technological thrillers or intergalactic warfare."
—Reader Views

"There is a wide range and very imaginative arrangement of stories that were surprising in how they tackled specific far-flung issues…I came away feeling overwhelmingly positive about it."
--Consuming Cyberpunk

"[D]elightfully diverse…Solarpunk contains everything from hardboiled noir to Lovecraftian lovechildren."
--Miss Macross

"Very, very interesting anthology overall both for the Brazil-centric POV of most of the stories as well as the solarpunk futuristic aspects."
—K Bird Lincoln, author of DREAM EATER

"None of these worlds are perfect—there are ecoterrorists, evil corporations, religious conflicts, and even vampires— but they all use renewable energy
sources…For readers looking for new voices in sf and fans of international speculative fiction."
—Booklist