{"product_id":"solarpunk-ecological-and-fantastical-stories-in-a-sustainable-world-9780998702292","title":"Solarpunk: Ecological and Fantastical Stories in a Sustainable World","description":"\u003ch2\u003eSolarpunk: Ecological and Fantastical Stories in a Sustainable World\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis groundbreaking anthology presents nine visionary tales from Brazilian and Portuguese authors who imagine humanity's future powered by clean, renewable energy. Edited by Gerson Lodi-Ribeiro and translated by Fábio Fernandes, these stories explore what society could become when sustainability drives technological and social change.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eStories of Hope and Transformation\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe collection features narratives that challenge conventional dystopian science fiction with optimistic alternatives. Stories examine terrorism against green corporations, massive spacecraft propelled by solar radiation pressure, the emergence of photosynthetic humans, and alternate histories where humanity adopted renewable energies decades earlier than in our timeline.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eInternational Voices in Speculative Fiction\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis anthology brings together Carlos Orsi, Telmo Marçal, Romeu Martins, Antonio Luiz M. Costa, Gabriel Cantareira, Daniel I. Dutra, André S. Silva, Roberta Spindler, and Gerson Lodi-Ribeiro. Originally published in Brazil, these stories appear in English for the first time, offering readers access to Portuguese-language science fiction that addresses global environmental concerns through imaginative storytelling.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eHard Science Fiction Meets Environmental Vision\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe anthology balances scientific plausibility with fantastical elements, exploring how technological shifts toward sustainability would reshape human civilization. Each story presents detailed scenarios grounded in real renewable energy concepts while pushing boundaries of what future societies might achieve.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout the Editor and Translator\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eGerson Lodi-Ribeiro brings extensive experience in alternative history and hard science fiction, with works published in Brazilian Asimov's and multiple award-winning novelettes. Translator Fábio Fernandes, a Clarion West graduate, has translated Neuromancer, Snow Crash, and A Clockwork Orange into Brazilian Portuguese, and his work appears in major international anthologies including Steampunk II and The Apex Book of World SF.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis collection offers readers seeking hopeful climate fiction a refreshing perspective on humanity's potential to build sustainable futures through technological innovation and social adaptation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eOrsi, Carlos:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Carlos Orsi is a writer and a journalist specializing in coverage of scientific topics from Jundiaí, São Paulo. He has published the story collections Medo, Mistério e Morte (1996) and Tempos de Fúria (2005), and the novels Nômade (2010) and Guerra Justa (2010). His works of fiction appear in anthologies such as Imaginarios v. 1 (2009), and in magazines and fanzines in Brazil and abroad.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLodi-Ribeiro, Gerson:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Gerson Lodi-Ribeiro had two novelettes published in Brazilian Asimov's: hard SF Mythic Aliens and The Ethics of Treason. The latter was the first alternative history story in Brazilian and Portuguese science fiction. His alternative history novelette The Vampire of New Holland won the Nova Awards 1996, while his SF novelette The Daughter of the Predator won the Nautilus 1999. His main short fiction collections are: Other Histories..., The Vampire of New Holland, Other Brazils, Taikodom: Chronicles and The Best of Carla Cristina Pereira. Gerson has published four novels so far: Xochiquetzal: An Aztec Princess Among the Incas, The Guardian of Memory, The Adventures of the Vampire of Palmares and Strangers in Paradise. He has edited eight short fiction anthologies so far: Phantastica Brasiliana, How Lustful my Alien Girl Was!, Vaporpunk, Dieselpunk, Solarpunk, Fantastic Erotica 1, Super-Heroes, and Dinosaurs. Beyond the science fiction borders, he published Vita Vinum Est!: History of Wine in the Roman World.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFernandes, Fábio:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Fábio Fernandes lives in São Paulo, Brazil. He has published two books so far, an essay on William Gibson's fiction, A Construção do Imaginário Cyber, and a cyberpunk novel, Os Dias da Peste (both in Portuguese). Also a translator, he is responsible for the translation to Brazilian Portuguese of several SF novels, including Neuromancer, Snow Crash, and A Clockwork Orange. His short stories have been published online in Brazil, Portugal, Romania, the UK, New Zealand, and USA, and also in Ann and Jeff VanderMeer's Steampunk II: Steampunk Reloaded, Southern Fried Weirdness: Reconstruction (2011), The Apex Book of World SF, Vol 2, and Stories for Chip. He co-edited (with Djibril al-Ayad) the postcolonialist anthology We See a Different Frontier. He is a graduate of Clarion West, class of 2013.","brand":"World Weaver Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50680818630930,"sku":"9780998702292","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_84b96aef-6df8-4964-9ef4-5703e397da0e.jpg?v=1733943049","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/solarpunk-ecological-and-fantastical-stories-in-a-sustainable-world-9780998702292","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}