Pills and starships
Lydia Millet
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This is a dark climate-fiction novel told through Nat’s reflective account. Its unusual narrative approach raises moral questions without following a straightforward action-adventure structure.
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Lydia Millet
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Nicola Penfold
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Zillah Bethell
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Mya-Rose Craig
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Polly Ho-Yen
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Pari Thomson
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