Books by Ruthanna Emrys
“A Half-Built-Garden is also far-future, and it’s a first-contact alien story. The main character works for a watershed collective on the east coast of the US, and they make first contact with the alien – not a president, not the government, and not the military, but someone involved in a watershed collective, with her baby. It turns out that the aliens also have their babies with them, so the fact that the first human they contact has her child with her helps them to connect the two species: they have something in common, because they’re both caring for their young.” Read more...
Sarena Ulibarri, Novelist
Interviews where books by Ruthanna Emrys were recommended
The Best Solarpunk Books, recommended by Sarena Ulibarri
Solarpunk fiction is a form of climate fiction, but by focusing on the changes we could make, it can move us past climate anxiety, says author and editor Sarena Ulibarri. She introduces us to five favourites: ranging from near-future to far-future, they present a collection of thought experiments in the ways humanity might yet choose to live.
