The Weekly Anthropocene Reviews: The Terraformers by Annalee Newitz
A The Weekly Anthropocene Book Review
The Terraformers, by Mx.1 Annalee Newitz, is an epic science fiction novel telling the thousands of years-long, generation-spanning story of the terraforming of the planet Sask-E2. Mx. Newitz is an award-winning polymathic writer specializing in “science, culture, and the future.” Among other accomplishments, they are the author of an array of science fiction short stories and novels, a multitude of nonfiction science journalism articles, some great nonfiction books (this writer greatly enjoyed reading their fascinating Four Lost Cities, a history of Angkor, Cahokia, Pompeii, and Çatalhöyük) and an excellent science newsletter, The Hypothesis. They’re also an editor, podcaster, and more!
Even with such a record, this book is perhaps Mx. Newitz’s most ambitious project yet. The Terraformers has testimonials from an array of superb Hugo Award-winning sci-fi authors, from N.K. Jemisin to Martha…
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