John Feffer is a playwright and the author of several books including Aftershock: A Journey into Eastern Europe's Broken Dreams and the novel Splinterlands. His articles have appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Nation, Salon, and others. He is the director of Foreign Policy In Focus at the Institute for Policy Studies.
"By taking us on a cautionary journey into a future planetary
collapse where the term “one per cent” is redefined in a terrifying
way, John Feffer forces us to look deeply at our own society’s
blindness to ecological apocalypse and greed. But the novel’s
enchantment goes beyond dystopia: the quest for salvation depends
on a crusty female octogenarian who would make Wonder Woman
salivate with envy." —Ariel Dorfman "A worthy sequel to the
thought-provoking Splinterlands, Frostlands is
triumphant and absorbing science fiction, full of ecological and
societal warnings. It is a unique and imaginative look at a future
Earth scarred by environmental neglect.... In a short
space, Frostlands touches on a variety of intriguing
subjects. The killer drones and network-hacking warfare
of Frostlands aren’t wild speculative fantasy of a remote
future; Feffer is focused on the next fifty years or so, with an
eye toward avoiding the mostly bleak landscape
that Frostlands so vividly captures. Rachel and Arcadia
represent the ability of humans to adapt and fight back against
even self-inflicted environmental and societal wounds; their story
is both edifying and entertaining." —Foreword Reviews
"Devotees of near-future science fiction adventures will root for
resolute and energetic Rachel on her quest to save Earth."
—Publishers Weekly "This fast read picks up after the death
of Julian, the protagonist of Splinterlands, and can be enjoyed as
a stand-alone sequel to the first book in the series. Its sense of
urgency inspires readers to keep going and a pale glimmer of hope
at the end is welcome after the quick, harrowing ride." —Library
Journal Praise for Splinterlands: Feffer’s
confident recitation of world collapse is terrifyingly plausible, a
short but encompassing look at world tragedy. "
—Publishers Weekly, Starred Review
“Feffer’s book is a wild ride through a bleak future, casting a
harsh, thought-provoking light on that future’s modern-day
roots.”
—Foreword Reviews
"Just as it’s especially enjoyable to read science fiction written
by real scientists, Feffer offers readers a uniquely
well-researched and historically robust argument for why the world
turns out the way that it does, which makes it all the more
relevant—and frightening. "
—Washington City Paper
"Readers who enjoy dystopian stories that hold more than a light
look at political structures and their downfall will more than
appreciate the in-depth approach John Feffer takes in his
novel."
—Midwest Book Review
"Splinterlands is a short and powerful dystopian novel, framed as
an all-too-credible account of what might happen in our
lifetimes."
—Climate and Capitalism
"John Feffer is our 21st-century Jack London, and, like the
latter's Iron Heel, Splinterlands is a vivid, suspenseful warning
about the ultimate incompatibility between capitalism and human
survival."
—Mike Davis
“Feffer’s book, in short, is provocative in the best sense….The
dystopic alternative, illustrated so powerfully in Feffer’s
Splinterlands, provides us with powerful motivation to shape a
better, less splintered, future.”
—W. J. Astore
"Splinterlands paints a startling portrait of a
post-apocalyptic tomorrow that is fast becoming a reality today.
Fast-paced, yet strangely haunting, Feffer's latest novel looks
back from 2050 on the disintegration of world order told through
the story of one broken family-- and offers a disturbing vision of
what might await us all if we don't act quickly."
—Barbara Ehrenreich, author of Nickle and
Dimed and Living with a Wild God, and founder of the
Economic Hardship Reporting Project
“A chilling portrayal of where the politics of division could take
us. Now I only hope he writes the sequel to tell us how to avoid
it!”
—Naomi Oreskes, co-author of The Collapse of Western
Civilization
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