Science fiction has long confronted concerns of humanity's ecological impact. In this new collection of tales from the classic period of the genre, explore both accounts of eco-catastrophe and ruin following abuse of Earth's natural resources, and stories of hope and learning for humankind's forays into the new environments of the future.

A new anthology of the most inventive and prescient classic ecological science fiction stories

Science fiction has always confronted the concerns of society, and its greatest writers have long been inspired by the weighty issue of humanity's ecological impact on the planet. This volume explores a range of prescient and thoughtful stories from SF's classic period, from accounts of exhausted resources and ecocatastrophe to pertinent warnings of ecosystems thrown off balance and puzzles of adaptation and responsibility as humanity ventures into the new environments of the future.

Featuring stories crucial to the evolution of eco-science fiction from Philip K. Dick, Margaret St. Clair, J. D. Beresford and more, this timely collection is a trove of essential reading.