Books by Malka Older
“It’s set in a near-future real world, where nationalism and nation states have been primarily replaced by a new form of micro-democracy: a system where every 100,000 people elect a government. They’re very small and local, so you get a strange micro-democratic patchwork world. In Infomocracy, Malka explores what this kind of political system might be like to live in, and to run an election in.” Read more...
The Best Political Sci-Fi Books
Arkady Martine, Novelist
Interviews where books by Malka Older were recommended
The Best Political Sci-Fi Books, recommended by Arkady Martine
Science fiction has a rich tradition of examining not only space-age technology but political ideology. Arkady Martine, author of the Hugo-award winning A Memory Called Empire, introduces us to political science fiction books that explore systems of government, power hierarchies, and the geopolitics of other planets.
