Climate fiction books
Climate fiction books to start from. Open one to see books like it, or tell BookSense what you loved for four picks made for you.
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New to the genre? These 5 are the books to read first.
The Ministry for the Future
Kim Stanley RobinsonA policy- and science-focused exploration of international diplomacy, geoengineering, and economic reform reacting to catastrophic heat waves.
Parable of the Sower
Octavia E. ButlerAn early foundational text detailing societal collapse driven by resource scarcity, drought, and economic inequality in California.
Flight behavior
Barbara KingsolverA literary look at climate disruption through the arrival of displaced monarch butterflies in rural Appalachia.
The Water Knife
Paolo BacigalupiA near-future thriller examining interstate conflict, corporate mercenaries, and survival during severe drought in the American Southwest.
The Overstory
Richard PowersA multi-strand novel connecting human lives with forest ecology and radical environmental activism.
Chosen and described with AI from our notes on the genre.
Reading lists
More climate fiction books
- The Drowned World
The Drowned WorldJ. G. Ballard - The Sea and Summer (SF Masterworks)
The Sea and Summer (SF Masterworks)George Turner - Oryx and Crake
Oryx and CrakeMargaret Atwood - New York 2140
New York 2140Kim Stanley Robinson - Clade
CladeJames Bradley - American War
American WarOmar El Akkad - Gold Fame Citrus
Gold Fame CitrusClaire Vaye Watkins - A Children's Bible
A Children's BibleLydia Millet - Appleseed
AppleseedMatt Bell - Metamorphosis
MetamorphosisGrist2024 - END GAME
END GAMEGINGER BOOTH2015