A Half-Built Garden

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Call Number: Science Fiction / Emrys, Ruthanna, Adult Book / Fiction / Science Fiction / General / Emrys, Ruthanna
On Shelf At: Downtown Library, Malletts Creek Branch, Pittsfield Branch, Westgate Branch

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Downtown 2nd Floor 4-week checkout	Science Fiction / Emrys, Ruthanna	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Malletts Adult Books 4-week checkout	Adult Book / Fiction / Science Fiction / General / Emrys, Ruthanna	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Pittsfield Adult Books 4-week checkout	Adult Book / Fiction / Science Fiction / General / Emrys, Ruthanna	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Westgate Adult Books 4-week checkout	Adult Book / Fiction / Science Fiction / General / Emrys, Ruthanna	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Traverwood Adult Books 4-week checkout	Adult Book / Fiction / Science Fiction / General / Emrys, Ruthanna	4-week checkout	Due 05-19-2024

"A literary descendent of Ursula K. Le Guin, Ruthanna Emrys crafts a novel of extraterrestrial diplomacy and urgent climate repair bursting with quiet, tenuous hope and an underlying warmth. A Half-Built Garden depicts a world worth building towards, a humanity worth saving from itself, and an alien community worth entering with open arms. It's not the easiest future to build, but it's one that just might be in reach. On a warm March night in 2083, Judy Wallach-Stevens wakes to a warning of unknown pollutants in the Chesapeake Bay. She heads out to check what she expects to be a false alarm-and stumbles upon the first alien visitors to Earth. These aliens have crossed the galaxy to save humanity, convinced that the people of Earth must leave their ecologically-ravaged planet behind and join them among the stars. And if humanity doesn't agree, they may need to be saved by force. But the watershed networks that rose up to save the planet from corporate devastation aren't ready to give up on Earth. Decades ago, they reorganized humanity around the hope of keeping the world liveable. By sharing the burden of decision-making, they've started to heal our wounded planet. Now corporations, nation-states, and networks all vie to represent humanity to these powerful new beings, and if anyone accepts the aliens' offer, Earth may be lost. With everyone's eyes turned skyward, the future hinges on Judy's effort to create understanding, both within and beyond her own species"-- Provided by publisher.

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Thoughtful, positive Earth future submitted by mowjac on October 15, 2022, 12:35pm If you are tired of doomsday sci-fi, or a fan of Ursula Le Guin, or looking for a way forward for our world, I recommend this book. What if aliens came to Earth and they brought their kids, because having kids at negotiations put people on their best behavior? What if you could leave Earth--would you? What about place and family and the connections that bring us close? All of these questions are part of a character driven yarn about first contact. I really enjoyed the main character, the relevance of gender to how we address problems and the community driven outlook. While there is "tech" it's not the kind that loses you in lingo, and the different factions of humanity are somewhat accurate from our current world. The addition of Judaism and it's worldview is a plus.