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A Half-Built Garden

by Ruthanna Emrys

Aliens offer rescue from Earth—but saving humanity may mean losing home.

GenresSci-Fi
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About A Half-Built Garden

In 2083, Judy Wallach-Stevens responds to a Chesapeake Bay pollution alert and discovers Earth’s first alien visitors. The aliens believe humanity must abandon its damaged planet, while Earth’s networks, nations, and corporations fight over who gets to speak for the future.

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Content warnings
  • kidnapping
  • colonisation
  • sexual content
  • graphic sex
  • gender discussion
  • transphobia
  • xenophobia
  • religious bigotry
  • misogyny
  • medical trauma
  • pregnancy
  • cursing
  • climate anxiety
  • ecological distress
  • political conflict
  • past societal collapse
  • suicide attempt
  • antisemitism

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