The Future, Right Here

You know life is weird when venturing into dystopian fiction provides blessed relief from the real world. Well, maybe not relief, but «The Ministry for the Future», the latest novel by Kim Stanley Robinson certainly made me forget about our present woes for a few days. The book, set in the near future and in a city that i’m sure you Ronsters are familiar with, (it begins with a Z if you need a clue,) centres on the possibility of a ministry who portfolio is to advocate rights for future citizens as if their rights are as valid as those of the present and the impact on climate change. 

Actually, I wanted to read through the book in one go, but Robinson weaves such a wealth of ideas and technical information into such a dense fabric that I sometimes found the book floating around in my thoughts for days and certain scenarios haunt my dreams. Not light fare, but definitely good for thinking outside the box.