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I'm a Science Fiction fan. I've read a fair amount about what Solarpunk is ideologically, looked at inspo albums, and things like that, but I haven't yet read any works of Solarpunk fiction.

What are a few of the works of Solarpunk fiction that you feel best represent Solarpunk, or showcase its literary possibilities? Whether that's more from a writing quality standpoint or an entertainment standpoint, I'm not picky.

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[–] mbelcher@kbin.social 7 points 1 year ago

Monk and Robot books by becky chambers are a good introduction to what is possible in a solarpunk setting.

[–] poVoq@slrpnk.net 7 points 1 year ago

We had some recent posts about this in our Fiction community: https://slrpnk.net/c/fiction

[–] StringTheory@beehaw.org 3 points 1 year ago

Most of Ursula le Guin’s work, she’s pretty much the grandmother of solar punk sci-fi.

The short story “A Fisherman of the Inland Sea” (in the collection of the same name) is a good place to start if you haven’t read her stuff before and want a quick sample.

[–] CoolRhino@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

Not a story, but there’s the anime ARIA

[–] Fabrik872@apollo.town 1 points 1 year ago

I am not much of a reader myself but as a movie i like Treasure Planet but i think it is bit older than solar punk itself or at least i heard of it much later than about the movie.