The Anthropocene, As Seen Through SFF
SFF featuring second worlds and worldbuilding that reflect and engage with hopes, anxieties, and imaginations about human activity and its influence on the environment + environmental justice. Always open to suggestions! (Note that I am using “second world” very loosely here, to mean both traditional second worlds and/or versions of Earth or parts of Earth that are so distant/strange as to be unrecognizable)
created by ayzrules
last updated February, 2026
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It's an amazing list Ayz, and has been interesting books in it! If you are looking for more suggestions, I feel like either The Dispossessed or The Word for World is Forest, both by Ursula K. Le Guin could be a fit! Dispossessed is a bit more about social systems, even if ecology is present as a theme, but Forest is an amazing critique on colonisation and the destruction of one's natural land 🙂↕️
This is such an excellent theme, these choices are perfect ❤️❤️
Thanks for commenting here so I could remember to add the archive undying 🙏🙂↕️ bc I did in fact forgor
another stellar list theme 🤩
❤️❤️❤️ awww you flatter me, thank you! So glad you like it 💗
Wow it's like you were looking into my soul when you made this list
🫡 🙏❤️ I pitched it to my one group chat like “Tree hugger list except the tree actually wants to punch you” so I hope that aligns with your soul too 🙂↕️ (And aaa I’m glad you like it!!! 🫶🫶🫶)
Suggestion: Semiosis by Sue Burke? My fiancée and I are reading (slowly lol) this together. It's about an Earth colony planet called Pax and the integration of humans into their ecosystem. There's sentient rainbow bamboo and fippocats 🩵 if it doesn't fit no worries but def check out the book anyway!
this list idea is so cool!! i'm seeing some books alr on my tbr here 👀
ayzrulesOP
Omg yay!!! So glad you like it 💗
