Best Speculative Fiction Books About Climate Disasters

Best Speculative Fiction Books About Climate Disasters

You might like to pick up a book from this list of the best speculative fiction books about climate disasters.

The Drowned World by J G Ballard

The Drowned World by J G Ballard

One of the earliest attempts at climate fiction, this book follows a post apocalyptic world where polar ice caps are molten.

Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood

Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood

Combining the genres of romance and post apocalyptic science fiction, this book tells the story of two friends.

The Windup Girl by Paolo Bacigalupi

The Windup Girl by Paolo Bacigalupi

This story unfolds in a world where bioterrorism runs rampant, and calorie companies are the most profitable enterprises.

We Have Always Been Here by Lena Nguyen

We Have Always Been Here by Lena Nguyen

In this book, we follow a central character, psychologist Grace Park on a space expedition with thirteen other crew members.

Hummingbird Salamander by Jeff Vandermeer

Hummingbird Salamander by Jeff Vandermeer

This book follows an AI security consultant on the trail of a hummingbird and a salamander based on a note by an ecoterrorist.

Dune by Frank Herbert

Dune by Frank Herbert

This book is perhaps one of the most famous and  most intelligent climate speculative fiction, and has defined the genre.

The Fifth Season by N K Jemisin

The Fifth Season by N K Jemisin

In this post apocalyptic dystopian fantasy, the world is governed by seasons – the fifth of which is intense drought.

New York 2140 by Kim Stanley Robinson

New York 2140 by Kim Stanley Robinson

In a new world where waters submerge the city of New York, the residents of one building contemplate a new life.

California by Edan Lepucki

California by Edan Lepucki

At the centre of this novel is the couple Frida and Cal, who whittle their days away in the wilderness after a climate disaster.

The High House by Jessie Greengrass

The High House by Jessie Greengrass

The name of this cli-fi comes from the house our protagonists live in – relatively safe from the climate disasters ravaging the world.

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