"One of the most important utopian novels of the twentieth century that
still has very important lessons to teach us. It will always convey to
perfection the wild optimism of that moment: a feeling we need to
recapture, adjusted for our time." (Kim Stanley Robinson on Ecotopia)
Collected in one handsome volume for the first time, The Complete
Ecotopia presents an early classic of environmental science fiction in
its entirety. Ecotopia (1975) and Ecotopia Emerging (1981), which
paint detailed portraits of a healthier earth and a happier society,
became foundational texts for a new wave of environmental activists, and
they still contain an abundance of ideas yet to be realized. Ernest
Callenbach's Ecotopian saga anticipated climate fiction by more than a
decade, sold approximately one million copies, and was translated into
one dozen languages, and it predicted a host of innovations running from
C-SPAN to widespread recycling. This edition includes two retrospective
essays by the author, as well as an updated foreword by Heyday founder
Malcolm Margolin. An important document of utopian ideas from the '60s
and '70s, The Complete Ecotopia is also a stimulating listen for
environmentalists today - one that tells a bold, inventive, and
adventurous story.
