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For better, for worse. In sickness and in health.
It’s a legal vow of care for families in 2050, a world beset by waves of climate-driven plagues.
Power engineer Lucía Ramirez long ago lost her family to one—she’d give anything to take that vow. The Power Islands give humanity a…
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The book hooked me, and I couldn’t stop until I read the whole series. I loved the realistic future world, that is both hopeful and full of challenges; great, flawed characters who have depth and feel real; tight storytelling and fast pacing.
It’s a terrifying world ravaged by climate change and pandemics, where everyone has lost someone. However, it’s also a world I desperately want to live in, where actual leaders who care are in positions of power. Where people live in tightly-knit communities, and no one is truly alone. Where humanity has the collective power to change things for…
From Alina's list on The best solarpunk books to prove that people can work together for a better world.
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