The Ministry for the Future

By Kim Stanley Robinson

Categories: Literature & Fiction, Science Fiction & Fantasy

Kim Stanley Robinson's 2020 novel opens with a deadly heat wave in India and follows the Ministry for the Future, an international agency set up in 2025 to speak for generations not yet born. Based in Zurich and led by the Irish diplomat Mary Murphy, the Ministry pushes governments, banks and activists to act on climate change. Robinson tells the story through many voices, from eyewitnesses to officials, and mixes the narrative with short essays on carbon, economics and global politics.

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• Bill Gates: “The Ministry for the Future is a great read.”
• Barack Obama
• Seth Godin: “The Ministry for the Future is heartbreaking and life-changing. Every human should be offered a copy and encouraged to read it.”
• Stephen King: “What's happening in Europe right now is best explained in THE DELUGE, by Stephen Markley and THE MINISTRY FOR THE FUTURE. Read these books and see the future.”