Sunday, September 14, 2025

Eight books marrying climate fiction with technology

Carolina Ciucci is a teacher, writer and reviewer based in the south of Argentina. She hoards books like they’re going out of style. In case of emergency, you can summon her by talking about Ireland, fictional witches, and the Brontë family. At Book Riot she tagged eight titles marrying climate fiction with technology.

One title on the list:
Blackfish City by Sam J. Miller

It takes impressive technology to build a floating city in the Arctic Circle, from geothermal heating to sustainable energy. But people are people everywhere, and soon crime and corruption join the inhabitants in this supposedly miraculous place. But when a woman arrives (riding an orca and accompanied by a polar bear, no less), she begins to put together a resistance.
Read about another entry on the list.

Blackfish City is among Vanessa Armstrong's five nautical SFF books to read when you’re far from shore and Amy Brady's seven books that provocatively tackle climate change.

--Marshal Zeringue