Real Sugar is Hard to Find
Stories
ISBN-13: 9781623715472
Contributor(s): Sim Kern
Subject: Science Fiction
Publisher Imprint: Interlink Books
Publication Date: 20-10-2026
Format: Paperback
Availability: Not yet published
£14.99
About the book
Whether fantasy, science fiction, or terrifyingly close-to-home, the worlds of these stories are inhabited by flawed characters whose lives are profoundly impacted by climate change and environmental degradation. Arranged in a progression from dystopian to utopian worlds, the stories chart a path from climate despair towards resilience and revolutionary optimism. Even in the bleakest of futures, however, Kern offers reasons to hope, connect, and keep fighting for a better world. Like Kelly Link's Magic for Beginners or Karen Russell's Vampires in the Lemon Grove, Kern's stories are unflinching, intimate explorations of trauma and our deepest fears, rendered irresistible through the infusion of fantastic speculative elements and a dark sense of humor.