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: @emmanewman@bsky.social and www.enewman.co.uk  

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