The Diapause by Andrew Forbes
If “diapause” is not a word you are familiar with, you should probably look it up before approaching Andrew Forbes’ new novel of the near future.
Dystopian Fiction
Autokrator by Emily A. Weedon
While unfortunately we already know what it looks like when those who aren’t men are denied rights, and what it looks like when hard-won rights are being eroded, Autokrator takes the chilling thought experiment in a more extreme direction: what if women had no rights at all?
Limited Verse by David Martin
It is both a science fiction/dystopian book about poetry, but also includes some classic poetry reimagined. It really is genre defying, and it is necessary to suspend your belief and open your mind while reading this one.
We Speak Through the Mountain by Premee Mohamed
In We Speak Through the Mountain, we get to revisit the world built in Mohamed’s previous book, The Annual Migration of Clouds, in which Reid lives in a pulled-together community in the future living off scraps left behind by a society that no longer exists.
The Years Shall Run Like Rabbits by Ben Berman Ghan
The title The Years Shall Run like Rabbits is from a W.H. Auden poem, but that might be your last connection to Earth as we know it in this outwardly tale.
Excerpt: The Years Shall Run Like Rabbits
Hello.
I know you are scared. It’s okay. I know, I know. All this is frightening.
Against the Machine: Evolution — a Fitting Cap to Van Norman’s Trilogy
Against the Machine: Evolution is a richly imagined story that also serves as a cautionary tale for what might happen if we don’t take better care of the environment.
The Other Valley by Scott Alexander Howard
A literary speculative novel set in an unnamed valley, where bereaved residents can petition to cross a forbidden border to see their lost loved ones again.
Moon of the Turning Leaves by Waubgeshig Rice
I was glued to this one; Rice is a great storyteller, and his writing shines again here.
Landscapes by Christine Lai
“One of the most beautifully chilling novels I’ve read this year was Landscapes by Christine Lai.”
The Red Hairband by Catherine Greene
Through three intertwined stories, The Red Hairband explores the inhumanity that is brought about when we are too certain of our beliefs.
