{"product_id":"the-last-catastrophe-stories-paperback","title":"The Last Catastrophe: Stories - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAllegra Hyde\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA hopeful, speculative short story collection about how humanity grapples in a world transformed by climate change.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Climate fiction does not owe readers hope, but through humor and humanity Hyde manages to present a harsh reality without descending into despair, offering a space for mourning and for reimagining life in a permanently changed world. Each of the 15 stories is swiftly paced and engaging, rich with detail, highlighting and celebrating nature as it borders on the unnatural.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA vast caravan of RVs roams the United States. A girl grows a unicorn horn, complicating her small-town friendships and big city ambitions. A young lady on a spaceship bonds with her AI warden while trying to avoid an arranged marriage. In Allegra Hyde's universe nothing is as it seems, yet the challenges encountered in these pages mirror those we face in our modern age. Spanning the length of our very solar system, the fifteen stories in this collection explore a myriad of potential futures through the concept of \"global weirding,\" planetary and social disruptions due to climate change. In unexpected and genre-defying ways, this revelatory collection reminds us that our world is precious, and that protecting it has the potential to bring us all together.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eALLEGRA HYDE is the author of the novel \u003ci\u003eEleutheria\u003c\/i\u003e and the story collection \u003ci\u003eOf This New World\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the John Simmons Short Fiction Award. Her stories and essays have appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe Pushcart Prize\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBest of the Net\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Best Small Fictions\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Best American Travel Writing\u003c\/i\u003e, and elsewhere. She lives in Ohio and teaches at Oberlin College.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 7.9 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 28, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44307415498854,"sku":"9780593315262","price":24.68,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/NTltWnBDM01xeSt1bzQ4MWhaaUZWdz09.webp?v=1767740134","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/the-last-catastrophe-stories-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}