Solarpunk is a type of optimistic science fiction that imagines a future founded on renewable energies. The seventeen stories in this volume are not dull utopias—they grapple with real issues such as the future and ethics of our food sources, the connection between technology and nature, and the interpersonal conflicts that arise no matter how peaceful the world is. In these pages you’ll find a guerilla art installation in Milan, a murder mystery set in a weather manipulation facility, and a world where you are judged by the glow of your solar nanite implants. From an opal mine in Australia to the seed vault at Svalbard, from a wheat farm in Kansas to a crocodile ranch in Malaysia, these are stories of adaptation, ingenuity, and optimism for the future of our world and others. For readers who are tired of dystopias and apocalypses, these visions of a brighter future will be a breath of fresh air.

Glass and Gardens: Solarpunk Summers

Literature & Fiction

Schofield, Holly

Goh, Jaymee

Rossman, Jennifer Lee

Ulibarri, Sarena

Patt, Julia K.

Mok, D.K.

Cox, Stefani

Graves, Shel

Jerreat, Jerri

Jugendstil, Commando

Short Stories & Anthologies

World Weaver Press

Ever wonder how much fun it would be to be a zoo keeper if your wards included the strange, the supernatural, the not-of-this-earth? This collection of speculative fiction ranges from were-lemurs to a breeding program for a Lovecraftian horror. Edited by Sam Knight. This anthology evolved from a panel at MileHiCon in Denver, Colorado, titled "So You Want To Be in an Anthology?" The stories contained within were contributed by attendees of that panel. All net proceeds are donated to support MileHiCon.

Adventures in Zookeeping (MileHiCon)

Science Fiction & Fantasy

Mahoney, Lisa

Knight, Sam

De Marco, Tonya L.

Smythe, Patrick F.

Spriggs, Aaron

Gabarron, Jessica Lauren

Gabarron, Sage

Vasquez, Ashley

Spurgeon, Rod

Science Fiction

Villainous Press

"The sparse but evocative worldbuilding of Ulibarri’s brilliant solarpunk debut underpins a guarded optimism about the human condition. ... With an incisive exploration of postcapitalist, back to basics living and characters readers will root for, this perfectly balances big ideas and big emotions." — ★ Publishers Weekly starred review 
"Sarena Ulibarri’s sun-drenched story of reincarnation, resilience, and renewal truly shines, granting us a convincing solarpunk future full of hope that another life could one day be ours." — Lauren C. Teffeau, author of Implanted "With Another Life, Ulibarri has given us a gift: a gentle, humane, and hopeful vision of our future. I want to live in Otra Vida!" — Ian Tregillis, author of The Mechanical\n"Painting a hopeful vision of a postcapitalist future, Ulibarri's debut solarpunk novella, Another Life, is a masterpiece of minimalist worldbuilding with incredible emotional impact." — Justine Norton-Kertson, Solarpunk Magazine editor-in-chief\nFinding out who you were in a previous life sounds like fun until you’re forced to grapple with the darkness of the past. Galacia Aguirre is Mediator of Otra Vida, a quasi-utopian city on the shores of a human-made lake in Death Valley. She resolves conflicts within their sustainable money-free society, and keeps the outside world from meddling in their affairs. When a scientific method of uncovering past lives emerges, Galacia learns she’s the reincarnation of Thomas Ramsey, leader of the Planet B movement, who eschewed fixing climate change in favor of colonizing another planet. Learning her reincarnation result shakes the foundations of Galacia’s identity and her position as Mediator, threatening to undermine the good she’s done in this lifetime. Fearing a backlash, she keeps the results secret while dealing with her political rival for Mediator, and outsiders who blame Otra Vida for bombings that Galacia is sure they had nothing to do with. But under the unforgiving sun of Death Valley, secrets have a way of coming to light.

Another Life

Genre Fiction

Stelliform Press

Steel Tree

Android Press

Arcana

Hines, Jim C.

Cato, Beth

SLATTER, ANGELA

Koboldt, Dan

Johnson, L.S.

Cockle, Kevin

Parrish (editor), Rhonda

Ginther, Chadwick

Bechtel, Greg

Poise and Pen Publishing

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