If you're looking for other climate fiction recommendations, be sure to add Birnam Wood to your list. I loved it and apparently books of this kind are a part of a new subgenre called "cli-fi".
Cycle of the Werewolf was my way-too-young introduction to Stephen King at 8 or 9 years old. I took a hiatus from King for a while, but Holly brought me back and I've been playing catch up on the ones I've missed.
Lost Ark Dreaming is a good post apocalyptic climate genre fiction. An Afrofuturistic Snowpiercer set in the last Skyscraper in Lagos that is partially underwater. (I also loved The Ministry of Time.)
Read The Institute if you haven't already, I was rapt! I've heard Revival is excellent so I'll be doing that for my next King read. I have Ministry of Time and need to read, adding Lost Ark Dreaming as well (great title!).
Ted Chiang is so incredible. I did an adaptation of Hell is the Absence of God for my thesis performance project in grad school.
And I hope you have a large-format version of that photo of you and your husband, Misery, framed in your house somewhere. I'm definitely taking every one of your Stephen King recs— I've only ever read On Writing.
So excited to dig in to all these recs!! I often sit down just to read the first part of The Hunger Games for writing inspo and always end up reading the entire trilogy. It's so good!
I have such a vivid memory of being on the el in Chicago just casually reading the first book, pretty sure I wouldn't get that into it, and when Prim got reaped I GASPED so loudly a woman asked if I was OK, then when she saw what I was reading said, "I know, right?" God what a time to be alive.
The snobby literary people are the WORST. Was just talking to a friend about that the other day.
I'm a big fan of what's called "Grimdark" fantasy. It's supposedly more gritty and realistic than the normal tropes. Glen Cook is a fantastic author. The Black Company series is his most popular, but also don't sleep on his Garrett P.I. series, which follows a private investigator in a fantasy city setting. His standalone book Tower of Fear is good to get a feel for his style and if you like it - it's the original one that I found in a used bookstore that got me into him.
Malazan series from Erickson and Esslemeont is also great and inspired by Cook. Love some OG 60s/70s fantasy too with stuff like Elric of Melnibone. Just simpler times and cool art to go with it.
best wedding photo i've ever seen!
If you're looking for other climate fiction recommendations, be sure to add Birnam Wood to your list. I loved it and apparently books of this kind are a part of a new subgenre called "cli-fi".
Oh someone gave me this but I haven't read it yet! Going right to the top of the pile.
Cycle of the Werewolf was my way-too-young introduction to Stephen King at 8 or 9 years old. I took a hiatus from King for a while, but Holly brought me back and I've been playing catch up on the ones I've missed.
Lost Ark Dreaming is a good post apocalyptic climate genre fiction. An Afrofuturistic Snowpiercer set in the last Skyscraper in Lagos that is partially underwater. (I also loved The Ministry of Time.)
Read The Institute if you haven't already, I was rapt! I've heard Revival is excellent so I'll be doing that for my next King read. I have Ministry of Time and need to read, adding Lost Ark Dreaming as well (great title!).
The Climate Fiction Prize long list might be helpful for that genre dive! https://climatefictionprize.co.uk/
Perfect! Thank you!
Ted Chiang is so incredible. I did an adaptation of Hell is the Absence of God for my thesis performance project in grad school.
And I hope you have a large-format version of that photo of you and your husband, Misery, framed in your house somewhere. I'm definitely taking every one of your Stephen King recs— I've only ever read On Writing.
Wow love that you adapted his work! Yes, he's just so evocative, I can see his stories so vividly in my head as I read. Have you read Exhalation?
Carrie and The Shining are classic Kings that are WELL worth reading!
So excited to dig in to all these recs!! I often sit down just to read the first part of The Hunger Games for writing inspo and always end up reading the entire trilogy. It's so good!
I have such a vivid memory of being on the el in Chicago just casually reading the first book, pretty sure I wouldn't get that into it, and when Prim got reaped I GASPED so loudly a woman asked if I was OK, then when she saw what I was reading said, "I know, right?" God what a time to be alive.
will be forever grateful that you got me to read The Stand, thus opening up a whole new beautiful world of big fat scary books <3
It is the honor of my life to be your Stand steward!!!
The snobby literary people are the WORST. Was just talking to a friend about that the other day.
I'm a big fan of what's called "Grimdark" fantasy. It's supposedly more gritty and realistic than the normal tropes. Glen Cook is a fantastic author. The Black Company series is his most popular, but also don't sleep on his Garrett P.I. series, which follows a private investigator in a fantasy city setting. His standalone book Tower of Fear is good to get a feel for his style and if you like it - it's the original one that I found in a used bookstore that got me into him.
Malazan series from Erickson and Esslemeont is also great and inspired by Cook. Love some OG 60s/70s fantasy too with stuff like Elric of Melnibone. Just simpler times and cool art to go with it.
Oooo never heard of that subgenre! Excellent name. I'm going to read Tower of Fear to start!
It's supposed to be all gritty and realistic. He's got a very short, direct style that I really enjoy.