Near-future climate epic following an UN body racing to halt catastrophe through policy, finance, geoengineering, and radical action.
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Near-future climate epic following an UN body racing to halt catastrophe through policy, finance, geoengineering, and radical action.
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The Ministry for the Future is a masterpiece of the imagination, using fictional eyewitness accounts to tell the story of how climate change will affect us all. Its setting is not a desolate, post-apocalyptic world, but a future that is almost upon us. Chosen by Barack Obama as one of his favorite books of the year, this extraordinary novel from visionary science fiction writer Kim Stanley Robinson will change the way you think about the climate crisis.
ONE OF BARACK OBAMA’S FAVORITE BOOKS ...
What's Inside
will contain mild spoilers
Sexual content
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Mild attraction and a slow-burn adult relationship; no explicit sex scenes
Violence & gore
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Mass heat-death catastrophe; eco-terror attacks; captivity and killings
Profanity
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Occasional strong language amid crisis and political scenes
Substance use
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Social drinking and casual alcohol mentions in daily life
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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No evidence found in available sources
Religious content
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Passing cultural and faith references in a global setting
Magic & witchcraft
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No fantasy magic or witchcraft present
Occult / demonology
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No occult or demonology content present
Political content
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Central climate policy, economics, and systemic reform messaging
Self-harm / suicide
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Trauma and despair after catastrophe; brief dark ideation
Abuse & suffering
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Mass climate deaths, captivity trauma, refugees, systemic harm
Other
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