Solarpunk: Short Stories from Many Futures

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A new, collectable anthology of futurist reads, featuring solarpunk stories to give a hope that empowers individuals and communities to work together for a better future. In this near future anthology, Solarpunk explores the many ways individuals and resilient groups can fight gentrification, expropriation, abuse and loss of identity, starting within local communities, ultimately to embrace the whole world. Solarpunk traces a path, rough and tortuous, towards a change now perceived by many as a necessity. Nobody will give us the future seem to say these short stories edited by Future Fictions's Francesco Verso. Solarpunk brings stories without borders, from across the world: Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Czech Republic, Italy, Spain, the UK and USA. Authors are Jerri Jerreat, Ken Liu, Thomas Badlan, Ciro Faienza, Brenda Cooper, Renan Bernardo, Jennifer L. Rossman, Sarena Ulibarri, Gustavo Bondoni, Lucie Lukacovicova, Ingrid Garcia, Andrew Dana Hudson and D.K. Mok.

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Francesco Verso is a multiple-award winning SF writer and editor. He has published e-Doll, Futurespotting and I camminatori. His Nexhuman and Bloodbusters have been published in the US, UK, Italy and China. He works as editor of Future Fiction, scouting the best SF in translation from around the world. Hes the Honorary Director of the Fishing Fortress SF Academy of Chongqing and the Creative Director of Future Wave, a literary agency based in Beijing.

Short story authors in this anthology include: Jerri Jerreat (Canada), Ken Liu 43pg (USA), Thomas Badlan (UK), Ciro Faienza (USA), Brenda Cooper (USA), Renan Bernardo (BRASIL), Jennifer L. Rossman (CANADA), Sarena Ulibarri (USA), Gustavo Bondoni (ARGENTINA), Lucie Lukacovicova (CZECH REP), Ingrid Garcia (SPAIN), Andrew Dana Hudson (USA) and D.K. Mok (AUSTRALIA).