Science Fiction, Dystopian, and Post Apocalyptic
Walk the Vanished Earth by Erin Swan
Walk the Vanished Earth by Erin Swan
A Multi-Generational Climate-Fiction Epic of Environmental Collapse, Ancestral Memory, and Mars Colonies
Spanning centuries across interconnected generations, Erin Swan's sweeping climate-fiction saga begins in 1873 Kansas with a buffalo hunter, transitions to 2075 in a flooded Kansas City submerged by rising sea levels, and culminates on a terraformed Martian habitat in the far future.
Tracing an ancestral lineage through environmental destruction and ecological collapse, the narrative explores how trauma, love, and human resilience endure across generations. As Earth's remaining inhabitants face extinction, a young woman on Mars uncovers the truth of her family's terrestrial past.
Why You’ll Love This Book
Erin Swan crafts an ambitious, lyrically written speculative epic blending historical fiction with post-apocalyptic worldbuilding and Martian colonization. Perfect for readers of Emily St. John Mandel's Station Eleven, David Mitchell's Cloud Atlas, and Richard Powers.
Book Details
Book Details
ISBN: 9780593299357
Binding: Paperback
Pub Date:
Publisher: Penguin Books
Pages: 384
Author:
- Erin Swan
Language: English
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