Climate Fiction (Cli-Fi) & Environment Books
The publication of works such as Richard Powers’ ‘Overstory’ and Claire North’s ‘Notes from the Burning Age’ have shown the power of novels that grapple with environmental topics. These are books that stand in their own right as tremendous works of literature but which also have the courage and strength to bring our gaze towards one of the greatest issues humanity will ever face: the combined climate and ecological crisis. We therefore thought it essential to curate a list of titles which might be broadly thought of as climate and environmental fiction when we started the shop. We as humans are emotional creatures, our writers are the vanguard of collective feeling and change.
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The Man Who Planted Trees : A novel from the Vintage Earth collection
In the windswept, desolate valleys of Provence, amidst wild lavender, a chance encounter unfolds between a hiker and a solitary shepherd named Elzéard Bouffier. The visitor observes, with quiet fascination, as Elzéard meticulously sorts and plants hundreds of acorns across the barren landscape. A...- £7.99 GBP
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The Mermaid of Black Conch : A novel from the Vintage Earth collection
Immerse yourself in the enchanting, unforgettable Costa Book of the Year winner that has captivated BBC Radio 4 listeners. * MONIQUE ROFFEY'S NEW NOVEL, PASSIONTIDE, IS NOW AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER * On a tranquil day near the Caribbean isle of Black Conch, a mermaid...- £9.99 GBP
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Barkskins : Longlisted for the Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction 2017
LONGLISTED FOR THE BAILEYS WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2017 NOW A MAJOR TELEVISION SERIES From Annie Proulx, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Shipping News and Brokeback Mountain, comes her masterwork: an epic, dazzling, violent, magnificently dramatic novel about the taking down of the...- £14.99 GBP
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The End We Start From
Now a major film starring Killing Eve's Jodie Comer. As flood waters close over London, a woman gives birth to a child. Heartfelt and urgently original, The End We Start From is the compulsive debut novel from Megan Hunter. 'Beautifully spare and haunting' -...- £9.99 GBP
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There are Rivers in the Sky
Behold, a tale of one elusive poem, two mighty waterways, and three extraordinary lives, all interwoven by a single droplet. This Sunday Times bestseller weaves a tapestry of intrigue across time and space. In the ancient ruins of Nineveh, fragments of the Epic of...- £18.99 GBP
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Notes from the Burning Age
Claire North, one of the most inventive scribes of our era, presents a remarkable vision of what's to come in this extraordinary tale. Hailed as "one of the best books I've read in recent years" by Adrian Tchaikovsky, it delivers a potent emotional wallop....- £9.99 GBP
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Extremophile
In a near-future London ravaged by climate collapse, Charlie and Parker lead double lives. By day, they're biohackers; by night, they're punk rockers. Their dodgy astronomy website, Zodiac Code, funds their lifestyle, supplemented by Charlie's custom-made biological augmentations for London's underground elements. They navigate...- £20.00 GBP
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The Summer Book : A Novel
Prepare to be enchanted by Tove Jansson's beloved masterpiece, soon to grace the silver screen with Glenn Close at the helm. This timeless tale, hailed as a distillation of summer's essence by Robert Macfarlane and a magical, life-affirming journey by Elizabeth Gilbert, invites readers...- £9.99 GBP
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The High House : Shortlisted for the Costa Best Novel Award
Perched atop a hill overlooking a seaside village, the high house stands sentinel, complete with a mill, vegetable patch, and a barn brimming with provisions. One fateful day, Caro and her young half-brother, Pauly, arrive to find Grandy and his granddaughter, Sally, tending to...- £8.99 GBP
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The Grapes of Wrath
I've done my damndest to rip a reader's nerves to rags, I don't want him satisfied.' Shocking and controversial when it was first published, The Grapes of Wrath is Steinbeck's Pultizer Prize-winning epic of the Joad family, forced to travel west from Dust Bowl...- £9.99 GBP
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Salvage the Bones
Hailed as 'a brilliantly paced adventure' by The Times and lauded for its 'fresh and urgent' prose by the New York Times, Jesmyn Ward's National Book Award-winning novel 'Salvage the Bones' is a tour de force of Southern literature. With echoes of Faulkner in...- £9.99 GBP
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Clade
From the pen of James Bradley, acclaimed author of the Richard and Judy Book Club sensation 'The Resurrectionist' and a Guardian-lauded eco-fiction masterpiece, comes 'Clade': a gripping, timely novel that explores the intricate tapestry of time, family, and our rapidly changing world. As Antarctic...- £7.99 GBP
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Bewilderment : From the million-copy global bestselling author of The Overstory
By: Richard PowersBinding: Paperback / softback**THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER****SHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2021**A father. A son. A bewildering world. Discover the breath-taking new novel from the million-copy bestselling author of The Overstory. 'The love between son and father has an emotional truth that...- £9.99 GBP
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Parable of the Sower : the New York Times bestseller
Behold, a prescient masterpiece that has ascended to the lofty heights of the NEW YORK TIMES bestseller list. As Gloria Steinem astutely observes, "A dystopian novel penned in the past that begins to materialise in the present is far more chilling than one that...- £9.99 GBP
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How Beautiful We Were
A finalist for the prestigious PEN/FAULKNER Award, this compelling narrative has been hailed as 'quietly devastating' by The New York Times and 'a David and Goliath story for our times' by O, The Oprah Magazine. Set in the imaginary African village of Kosawa, Imbolo...- £9.99 GBP
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The God of Small Things : Winner of the Booker Prize
They all defied the norms. They all ventured into forbidden realms. They all tampered with the conventions dictating who should be loved, and how intensely. This is the tale of Rahel and Estha, twin siblings growing up amidst the banana plantations and peppercorn fields...- £9.99 GBP
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The Death of Grass
Robert MacFarlane presents a chilling exploration of humanity's resilience in the face of ecological catastrophe. This gripping tale, hailed by the Financial Times as one of science fiction's most haunting apocalypses, plunges readers into a world teetering on the brink of collapse. John Christopher's...- £9.99 GBP
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Drift : Winner of the Wales Book of the Year
Caryl Lewis, the three-time Wales Book of the Year winner, presents her English language debut in 'Drift', a mesmerising tale of love, magic, and the sea's irresistible allure. This extraordinary novel has garnered prestigious accolades, including the Wales Book of the Year 2023 and...- £9.99 GBP
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Venomous Lumpsucker : WINNER of the Arthur C. Clarke Award 2023
Crowned the 'Sunday Times Science Fiction Novel of the Year', this captivating tale is a masterful blend of delight, dazzle, and poignancy, as hailed by the Financial Times. The Daily Mail lauds its brutal satire and grim hilarity. At the heart of this gripping...- £9.99 GBP
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Birnam Wood : The Sunday Times Bestseller
Eleanor Catton, the Booker Prize-winning author, delivers a gripping psychological thriller in 'Birnam Wood'. This Sunday Times Bestseller has garnered critical acclaim, earning Catton a spot among Granta Magazine's Best of Young British Novelists 2023, as well as nominations for the Orwell Prize for...- £9.99 GBP
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When I Sing, Mountains Dance
In this mesmerising tale, Irene Sola shatters the boundaries of human perception, weaving a narrative of primal instinct and geological time that captivates with its raw, jagged beauty. When Domenec—a mountain-dwelling poet and father—meets his untimely demise by lightning strike, his two young children,...- £9.99 GBP
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Gun Island : A spellbinding, globe-trotting novel by the bestselling author of the Ibis trilogy
Embark on a spellbinding, globe-trotting adventure with Amitav Ghosh's 'Gun Island'. This folkloric novel weaves a captivating tale of family, heritage, and the mysteries that connect us across time and place. Follow the journey of a disillusioned dealer of rare books as he becomes...- £9.99 GBP
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The Drowned World
In this haunting reimagining of London's future, acclaimed author Martin Amis presents a world submerged by the consequences of climate change. Set in 2145, 'The Drowned World' paints a vivid picture of a metropolis reclaimed by nature, where tropical flora and fauna have supplanted...- £9.99 GBP
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The Ministry for the Future
ONE OF BARACK OBAMA'S FAVOURITE READS OF THE YEAR 'If I could get policymakers and citizens everywhere to read just one book this year, it would be Kim Stanley Robinson's The Ministry for the Future' Ezra Klein, Vox 'A great read' Bill GatesThe Ministry...- £10.99 GBP
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The End of the Ocean
From the author of the number one�international bestseller The History of Bees, a captivating new novel about the threat of a worldwide water shortage as seen through the eyes of a father and daughter. 'The story of a present-day Norwegian eco-campaigner alternates with that...- £9.99 GBP
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Harrow
Shortlisted for the 2022 Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize for Comic FictionA Sunday Times Book of the YearA Times Paperback of the Year In her first novel since The Quick and the Dead (a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize), the legendary writer takes us into...- £8.99 GBP
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Acceptance
Hailed as 'sheer reading delight' by the NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW and lauded for its 'truly potent and haunting prose' by the GUARDIAN, this NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER is a tour de force of contemporary literature. Introduced by Helen MacDonald, this final instalment...- £9.99 GBP
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The House of Broken Bricks : 'Shocking and powerful . . . This is the best kind of story telling.' Victoria Hislop
Described as 'An almanac for the heart' by Evie Woods, author of The Lost Bookshop, this haunting novel cracks open the traditional English pastoral narrative, allowing darkness to seep in. Sarah Moss, author of Ghost Wall, praises its 'haunting prose' as 'a pleasure to...- £14.99 GBP
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Afterglow : Climate Fiction for Future Ancestors
Hopeful and forward-looking futuristic short stories that explore how the power of storytelling can help create the world we need "This is a glorious book that challenges our conceptions of bookmaking as much as it questions our conceptions of world-building. We, as earthlings, will...- £12.99 GBP
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Age of the City : -- A Financial Times Book of the Year -- Why our Future will be Won or Lost Together
In this groundbreaking work, Oxford luminary Ian Goldin and The Economist's Tom Lee-Devlin illuminate the pivotal role of cities in shaping our collective destiny. From ancient Athens to modern-day Shanghai, urban centres have long been the crucibles of human innovation and progress. Now, with...- £12.99 GBP
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A Pipeline Runs Through It : The Story of Oil from Ancient Times to the First World War
In this captivating exploration, Keith Fisher unravels the intricate tapestry of petroleum's influence on human civilisation. From its humble beginnings as a tool for Neanderthals to its pivotal role in shaping the modern world, 'A Pipeline Runs Through It' offers a fresh perspective on...- £18.99 GBP
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The Year Of The Flood
From the acclaimed author of The Handmaid's Tale and Alias Grace comes a gripping tale of survival in a world ravaged by a man-made plague. As dawn breaks, casting a reddish hue over the distant ocean's hazy horizon, vultures perched atop electricity poles stretch...- £10.99 GBP
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Mother Sea
Nominated for Scotland's National Book Awards in the Scottish Fiction Book of the Year category, 'Mother Sea' by Lorraine Wilson is a gripping tale of survival and hope. Set on a secluded isle in the Indian Ocean, the story follows Sisi de Mathilde, a...- £9.99 GBP
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MaddAddam
From the acclaimed author of The Handmaid's Tale and Alias Grace comes a riveting tale of survival and storytelling. In a world ravaged by a man-made plague, Toby, one of the few remaining humans, weaves narratives that bridge the old world and the new....- £10.99 GBP
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How High We Go in the Dark
Shortlisted for multiple prestigious awards, including the Waterstones Debut Fiction Prize 2022, this extraordinary novel has captivated readers and critics alike. Hailed as 'haunting and luminous' by Alan Moore and 'powerfully moving' by Adrian Tchaikovsky, Sequoia Nagamatsu's 'How High We Go in the Dark'...- £8.99 GBP
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The Living and the Rest
In this masterful work, the boundless realm of fiction is expertly navigated, offering a "clever and spirited narrative that takes an ominous turn before reaching its explosive finale," as noted by the Guardian. The Financial Times has rightfully recognised it as a standout Fiction...- £12.99 GBP
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Everything the Light Touches
Hailed as 'unparalleled' by Amitav Ghosh and 'a masterpiece' by Avni Doshi, Janice Pariat's 'Everything the Light Touches' is a literary tour de force that has garnered numerous accolades, including the Sushila Devi 2023 and Atta Galatta 2023 awards for Best Fiction. This extraordinary...- £9.99 GBP
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Fever Dream
Shortlisted for the prestigious Man Booker International Prize 2017, 'Fever Dream' is a gripping tale that intertwines maternal devotion with environmental catastrophe. This masterpiece by Argentinian literary sensation Samanta Schweblin has been hailed as 'the book I wish I had written' by Lisa Taddeo,...- £8.99 GBP
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The Road
Hailed as one of the finest literary works of the 21st century, The Road paints a bleak portrait of a post-apocalyptic America. In this Pulitzer Prize-winning masterpiece, Cormac McCarthy guides us through a desolate landscape where a father and his young son embark on...- £9.99 GBP
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Oryx And Crake
From the acclaimed author of "The Handmaid's Tale" and "Alias Grace" comes a peculiar tale of a transformed world. Animals have undergone bizarre alterations, whilst a solitary man, formerly known as Jimmy, now calls himself Snowman and resides in a tree, swathed in tattered...- £10.99 GBP
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Climate Fiction, Cli-Fi and Environment Books
Sherlock and Pages offers an extensive selection of climate fiction, or "cli-fi" books to help readers understand environmental issues through storytelling. These compelling tales shine a light on climate change, environmental degradation, and humanity's complex relationship with nature.
Our cli-fi books feature thrilling adventures, thought-provoking dystopias, and imaginative futures. Some explore the dangers of unchecked climate change while others envision hopeful solutions. From renowned authors like Margaret Atwood to up-and-coming voices, our climate fiction authors approach environmental themes from many angles.
At Sherlock and Pages, we carefully curate a wide range of climate fiction titles to suit every reader. Discover gripping stories that confront climate anxiety or more lighthearted adventures imbued with environmental themes. Let cli-fi open your eyes to our planet's uncertain future while sparking your imagination. Browse our collection today and find books that not only entertain but also educate and inspire action towards a more sustainable world. Whether you are a seasoned cli-fi enthusiast or new to the genre, our selection promises to offer something that will captivate and enlighten you.