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Terraform: Watch/Worlds/Burn

Terraform: Watch/Worlds/Burn

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  • Create Date：2022-09-23 06:52:42
  • Update Date：2025-09-06
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  • Author：Brian Merchant
  • ISBN：0374602662
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Summary

An anthology of near future science fiction from VICE’s acclaimed， innovative digital speculative story destination， Terraform—in print for the first time。

Terraform hones the predictive capacity of science fiction and seeks new， vivid， and visceral ways to depict the future we’re hurtling toward， translating the decay and anxiety that surround us into something else， something unexpected， something that burns like a beacon and upends the conventional ideas of where we’ll end up next。

Section by section—Watch/Worlds/Burn—the book takes on surveillance， artificial intelligence， and climate collapse。 With a potent roster of established names and rising talents—from Bruce Sterling， Ellen Ullman， Cory Doctorow， Jeff VanderMeer， and Omar El Akkad， to E。 Lily Yu， Elvia Wilk， Fernando Flores， Tochi Onyebuchi， and Gus Moreno—it confronts the issues that orbit our everyday existence， and takes them to unsettling dimensions。

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Reviews

TC ，

RecommendedReview posted at Tzer Island book blog:https://www。tzerisland。com/bookblog/2。。。 RecommendedReview posted at Tzer Island book blog:https://www。tzerisland。com/bookblog/2。。。 。。。more

Annie ，

Really enjoyed this， especially zombie capitalism and the drones that deliver

Ben ，

Thanks to NetGalley and MCD x FSG Originals for an ARC of this title。This is the type of sci-fi anthology I love - focused， snappy， and bursting with ideas。 There's a murderer's row of contributors here， with both established names and new internet favorites （since these originally appeared as part of Vice's website）， organized into three somewhat focused sub-collections （Watch， Worlds， and Burn）， which provide a nice throughline from story to story。 Like any anthology， there are going to be sto Thanks to NetGalley and MCD x FSG Originals for an ARC of this title。This is the type of sci-fi anthology I love - focused， snappy， and bursting with ideas。 There's a murderer's row of contributors here， with both established names and new internet favorites （since these originally appeared as part of Vice's website）， organized into three somewhat focused sub-collections （Watch， Worlds， and Burn）， which provide a nice throughline from story to story。 Like any anthology， there are going to be stories that just。 don't。 work。 for you （sorry， story set in a mall in borderline indecipherable future-speak）， but that's par for the course， and the length of these stories means that you don't feel too bad about bailing mid-story if something wasn't for you。The editors have done a great job curating this collection， stating their viewpoint， and delivering a collection I didn't want to put down any time I picked it back up。 。。。more

Veronica RB ，

This is an excellent anthology featuring prominent sci-fi writers delving into topics such as climate change， surveillance， and alternate realities。 More than a futuristic collection of short stories， it’s a sobering reflection on what awaits humanity if we don’t change our ways。 Some stories are more imaginative than others， but overall the thematic bundle feels like a warning， if not a prediction。

Arabella ，

Not for the faint of heart， this collection covers an immense amount of ground envisioning what our world may look like in the coming days。 The stories are mostly quite short， allowing the mind， the heart， and the spirit to breathe in between them。

Paul ，

A pretty good set of stories with a nice amount of variety。 It includes some big names， which is great。 Recommended to sci-fi anthology fans。I really appreciate the free ARC for review！！

Keegan ，

I love sci-fi and short story collections so this was like a lil treat for me， especially considering it had stories from some of my favorite authors。 It's a massive short story collection from a very diverse array of sci-fi authors， including bigger name ones like Jeff VanderMeer， Sarah Gailey， and Tochi Onyebuchi。The stories themselves range from all sorts of topics， but follow the 3 overarching themes: Watch （surveillance）， Worlds （alternate possibilities）， and Burn （the world is on fire）。 Th I love sci-fi and short story collections so this was like a lil treat for me， especially considering it had stories from some of my favorite authors。 It's a massive short story collection from a very diverse array of sci-fi authors， including bigger name ones like Jeff VanderMeer， Sarah Gailey， and Tochi Onyebuchi。The stories themselves range from all sorts of topics， but follow the 3 overarching themes: Watch （surveillance）， Worlds （alternate possibilities）， and Burn （the world is on fire）。 They're about things like capitalism， feminism， climate change， singing robot heads， gentrification of death， sleeping as a job， exploiting ghosts， beautiful aliens， new vs。 old humans， cats， etc。 I think the topics tended to lean a bit more humorous rather than hard sci-fi， but there was still a lot of serious or interesting concepts brought up。 Also a lot of weird ones， loved all the weird and out there ones。 The stories are pretty short， typically 5-15 minutes long each （but there's like 50-60 stories）。 The shortness of them I think is partially why I enjoyed this collection a lot， I think the length is perfect for getting the point across and just giving a taste of each world/subject and how each author writes。I really enjoyed how diverse the authors and the stories were also！ I definitely picked up some new names to check out through this， I think they were chosen very well and there's something for every sci-fi lover out there。 There's also some that read more like poetry， and a comic as well。Some of my faves:-Ernest by Geoff Manaugh-A Song For You by Jennifer Marie Brissett-The Fog by Elvia Wilk-Science Fiction Ideas by Tao Lin-Mall School by Porpentine Charity Heartscape （this was absolutely nuts）-The Binding of Isaac by Tochi Onyebuchi-The Wretched and The Beautiful by E。 Lily Yu-Virtual Snapshots by Tlotlo Tsamaase-One Thousand Cranes by Zora Mai Quynh-Always Home by Jeff VanderMeerHonestly there was way more I enjoyed but it'd be too long to list them all。 Really enjoyed this， would def recommend it to others looking to branch out to new sci-fi authors or just to those who enjoy short stories。 Only 4/5 stars since out of the 50-60 stories， there was bound to be some that just didn't grab my attention as much as the others。Big thanks to Farrar， Straus and Giroux publishing and NetGalley for sending me an e-arc to review！ 。。。more

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