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Best Cli-Fi of 2016 & 2017

Posted on January 3, 2018 by Treesong — No Comments ↓

The term climate fiction, or cli-fi for short, refers to any books, films, and TV series related to human-caused climate change.

Cli-fi used to be a small enough genre that it didn’t take much time or effort to read and watch all of the major cli-fi titles. Nowadays, though, there are so many released each year that it’s hard to keep up with them all.

In honor of this growing trend, I’ve decided to post a list of what I consider to be the best cli-fi titles of 2016 and 2017. Since this is my first year posting such a list, I couldn’t resist sneaking in two titles from 2015 that are two of my all-time favorites.

Start your new year off right by checking out these thoroughly entertaining and thought-provoking works of clli-fi. Let me know in the comments if I missed any good ones! Read more ›

Posted in Book Reviews, Books, Cli-Fi, Climate, Dystopian, Global Warming, Politics, Sea Level Rise, utopian

6 Fun Facts About Climate Fiction (Cli-Fi)

Posted on December 24, 2017 by Treesong — No Comments ↓

Climate fiction (cli-fi) is a broad genre that includes all fiction that references the climate in some significant way. Most cli-fi explores human-caused climate change and its impact on humanity and the Earth in the present or future.

Telling stories about climate change helps us understand this big, impersonal, long-term trend in more immediate and personal ways. Charts and graphs are great when we want to understand the details of the science, but storytelling really helps us make sense of it all as human beings. It allows us to experience climate change through the eyes of deeply human characters with complex hopes, dreams, and fears that may speak to our own feelings about the realities of climate change. A good cli-fi story entertains us while also helping us figure out what climate change means for us as individuals, communities, and human societies.

Cli-fi is growing in popularity because the consequences of climate change are becoming more obvious and serious with each passing day. More authors are writing cli-fi, and more readers are looking for it. In honor of this growing trend, here are a few fun facts about cli-fi. Read more ›

Posted in Change, Cli-Fi, Climate, Dystopian, Geoengineering, Global Warming, Goodbye Miami, Politics, Sea Level Rise, utopian

Book Review: The End of the Beginning by Zachary Eichholz

Posted on December 13, 2017 by Treesong — No Comments ↓

The End of the Beginning is a mixed bag that would benefit from serious editing and revision. However, it explores compelling ideas and themes that make it a good read for anyone with a strong interest in climate fiction and the idea of a global rescue organization responding to the climate crisis. Read more ›

Posted in Book Reviews, Books, Cli-Fi, Climate, Geoengineering, Global Warming, utopian

#CyberMonday Sale on Goodbye Miami!

Posted on November 19, 2017 by Treesong — No Comments ↓

Goodbye Miami will be on sale on Cyber Monday! Pick up a copy of my climate fiction (cli-fi) novel, Goodbye Miami, on Monday, November 27 for just $1.99. (Regular Price: $3.99.)

Goodbye Miami is the story of an American climate refugee who is displaced by a devastating hurricane that leaves the city of Miami underwater. It takes place in the year 2030. Unfortunately, there are real people in the present day who are already being displaced by hurricanes and wildfires that were made more intense by human-caused climate change. Climate fiction like Goodbye Miami can help us to understand this crisis from more personal perspective while reading a compelling work of fiction. Read more ›