Speculative Climate Novel
“…the novel addresses diversity, gender, social justice, violence and difficult events with directness … Thematic elements of the novel place it among works of climate fiction and hope punk; but while Post Civ passes through bleakness, it resists dwelling in bleakness, and this sets the novel apart.” – The BC Review
When climate scientist Min looks up from the raft she’s been floating on for weeks in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, she must be hallucinating, for Min hasn’t seen trees with green leaves for so long. Running out of food and rainwater to drink, Min has been waiting to die. But just in case this miracle vision of liveable land is actually real, she rows toward it.
Soon to join Min is Iris, a fearful therapist in a beautiful boat stolen from her dead client as the tsunami wiped out Vancouver. And next to arrive is Jasper, a construction worker from northern Alberta who makes Iris nervous. Civilization was collapsing as they fled. Will it be safe to stay here on this island? And who else might be living here?
“Harvey (Jamesy Harper’s Big Break) imagines the chilling aftermath of political and climate upheaval in this powerful post-apocalyptic thriller.” – Publisher’s Weekly
Eventually there will be twelve survivors on this mysterious island, each with different ideas about what constitutes fairness in this new after world. They begin to rebuild. And to heal. Some flourish, some flounder, and there’s danger around every corner.
Written in the minimalist style of Omar El Akkad’s What Strange Paradise with the emotional depth of Ann Napolitano’s Hello Beautiful, Post Civ is ultimately about hope – examining what might be possible beyond our current flawed corporate systems and patriarchal hierarchies.
“Absorbing and immersive, Post Civ sweeps the reader into a dark future where hope is essential.” – Whistler Independent Book Awards
Ruby Finch Books
Publication Date: September 14, 2024
5.5” x 8.5” | 296 pages
Paperback $25 CAD 978-0-9877978-4-1
Ebook $10 CAD 978-0-9877978-5-8
BISAC Subjects: FIC070000 FICTION / Disaster | FIC076000 FICTION / Feminist | FIC077000 FICTION / Nature & the Environment
“Probably a fitting alignment for Post Civ is with other works of “visionary fiction,” a term developed by Octavia’s Brood co-editor Walidah Imarisha to describe “fantastical writing that helps us imagine new just worlds … It is fantastical literature that helps us to understand existing power dynamics, and helps us imagine paths to creating more just futures.” – The BC Review
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