Questionnaire on cli-fi books

[[deleted user]]

Hi, I'm doing some research into the new genre of 'climate fiction'. I would really appreciate it if you could take a few minutes to complete this questionnaire on any climate fiction book you have read. There is a list of books to choose from, or you can add your own. Thank you!

https://uwe.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form...

[Arthur]

Done, thanks

[CBRetriever]

try this thread for ides:

https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

and this one:

https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

[CBRetriever]

I'm not sure I'd consider A Song of Fire and Ice as being climate fiction

[Rachel]

Yes I thought several of those were not really cli -fi

New York 2140 would be a good addition; plus those ehile lists CB shared

[CBRetriever]

but so far, the books really aren't addressing it other than to say that winter is coming. Maybe in the next two books when and if they are published there will be

[Peter]

CBRetriever wrote: "I'm not sure I'd consider A Song of Fire and Ice as being climate fiction"
I see where they are coming from. I felt one of the key themes in the books was that politicians and goverments ignored the pending doom from climate change (the white walkers) for personal gain (the Game of thrones)

[M.L.]

In some of the books on the list they are aware of climate change and that it can be altered or reversed. In Song of Ice and Fire, could they do anything about it? And how aware are they. Other than sacrifice to their god, I guess the Lord of Light, there is probably nothing they would really have done. Of course they could move but that won't change the overall climate. I think awareness of cause would factor into whether or not a book is SF climate change.

[AndrewP]

The Helliconia Trilogy from Brian W. Aldiss would be a good addition to that list too.

[Helena]

Zion wrote: "Hi, I'm doing some research into the new genre of 'climate fiction'...."

Zion, I didn't complete the questionnaire simply because I haven't read much climate fiction. That is not from not being interested in the topic, it's more that I haven't come across many of the stories in book form.

I have, however, watched a lot of movies and TV series based around the topic, many of which have been adapted from a novel.

Is your survey just aimed at people reading fiction about this topic rather than people coming into contact with stories about the topic?

[Dee]

I received a notice that the survey was only available by invitation. Is the survey closed?

Biopunk is similar to cli-fiction, I assume. I have read a few biopunk books and short stories and would like to find more of these or cli-fiction. Thanks for the links above that give recommendations!

My all time favorite biopunk so far is The Windup Girl by Paolo Bacigalupi.

[Lost Planet Airman]

Dee wrote: "My all time favorite biopunk so far is The Windup Girl by Paolo Bacigalupi."

There's one or two more stories in the same "universe" in Pump Six and Other Stories

[Dee]

Oh yeah! I had forgotten about those. I had marked them TBR! Also his book The Water Knife. Sigh ... there is not enough time in the day to read everything we want to read! Thanks for reminding me of these, though!

[Dee]

I feel like Chuck Wendig's Heartland trilogy is a kind of biopunk or cli-fi....Would it qualify?