I’ve been reading a lot of non-fiction and theory recently and was looking for a break.
I’ve read a lot of Ursula K. le Guin but don’t really know any other leftist fiction writers so any recommendations are welcome.
I’ve been reading a lot of non-fiction and theory recently and was looking for a break.
I’ve read a lot of Ursula K. le Guin but don’t really know any other leftist fiction writers so any recommendations are welcome.
The Water Knife by Paolo Bacigalupi. It's set in the near future where climate change has caused massive droughts in the Southwest US and Las Vegas is a powerful city-state fighting a covert war against Phoenix for water rights.
The Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler. One of the saddest books I've ever read. It's about a black teenage girl growing up in Southern California as the United States collapses and a right-wing Christian theocracy takes over. She invents a new religion and starts to build a community with other survivors.
Singularity Sky by Charles Stross. It's partially a retelling of the October Revolution, but with post-singularity space colonies. The story is fun and goofy and weird.