Episode 7 - The Ministry for the Future

For our seventh episode of Starship Alexandria, Emma puts forward the novel The Ministry for the Future by Kim Stanley Robinson, for Adrian to consider.

Other talking points:

Wet Bulb Events

Nonconformist plot structures

The Doyenne of Climate Fiction

The balance of hope and despair

Asshole billionaires again

National stereotypes in spec fic

Adrian thinking he's being clever

SFF as stealth literature for change

Media Mentions:

Saturation Point, novella by Adrian Tchaikovsky, narrated by Emma Newman

The Windup Girl, novel by Paulo Bacigalupi

The Remains of the Day, film dir. James Ivory

Star Trek: The Next Generation, TV series

Piranesi, novel by Susanna Clarke

Our next episode will look at the novel Mythago Wood by Robert Holdstock.

Emma's music recommendation: Borodin's String Quartet No.2 in D Major https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKsCxvT8e8Y&list=RDRKsCxvT8e8Y&start_radio=1

Emma's latest book: The Vengeance https://geni.us/thevengeance

Adrian's most recent book: The Hungry Gods https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/the-hungry-gods-adrian-tchaikovsky/7756963

Follow us at:

Emma: @[email protected] and www.enewman.co.uk

Adrian: @aptshadow.bsky.social and www.adriantchaikovsky.com