But WAIT. There’s hope. ✨FICTION✨
Straight from the Solarpunk Manifesto, “We are solarpunks because the only other options are denial or despair.”
What if there’s more to our future? What if we were optimistic?
Below are the fiction books that have made it to O.E. Tearmann’s Open List of Positive and Hopeful Futures
I’ll make another list for the nonfiction and for the anthologies. Feel free to suggest any recs!
created by ranthesolarpunk
last updated August, 2026
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I cannot tell you how excited I am for these lists. IMMEDIATE save. And a nonfiction solarpunk list as well??? Literally take my money and my share of the sun already, this is just too cool 😩
I’m so happy you’re so happy about this! And I’m happy I finally have a place to compile this list instead of keeping it open on a tab lmaoo. Thank you thank you!!
I am so excited! I never thought too much about the solarpunk genre, but after reading A Psalm for the Wild Built, I did get the feeling that I would like to read some more hopeful futuristic literature! I believe it's not the norm for sci-fy books set in the future to be optimistic, so this is such a breath of fresh air! And also the links in the description and the title of the list. It's all great! Thank you for sharing this 🤩
Ah! I didn’t respond. You’re welcome! No gatekeeping here. Someone random and on the internet shared Solarpunk with me and I’m paying it forward. And I agree! A Solarpunk book in between what I’m already reading or interested in reading will be the way this year lol 😆
I'll be looking forward to your thoughts on the ones you read, then 🤩
