Plants in Science Fiction

‘Science fiction teaches us to “be-with others better”. This is the core argument of Plants in Science Fiction, captured in one of its chapters and suffused throughout. Readers will come away with a profound and challenging understanding of what it means to be human, as well as a deep appreciation for the critical function of science fiction in a threatened world.’
-Professor Eric Otto, Florida Gulf Coast University

‘Plants in Science Fiction demonstrates that science fiction and ecocriticismhave much to say to each other. By considering “speculative vegetation”, of course, we learn much about our own lives in the present moment on Earth.’
-Scott Slovic, Editor-in-Chief, ISLE: Interdisciplinary Studies in Literature and Environment

'Plants in Science Fiction establishes key theoretical concepts and offers approaches that point the way for further studies addressing the dearth of critical studies on plants in sf. Plants in Science Fiction is a much-needed study of plants in sf that offers potential for synthesis with human-animal studies and broader ecological and environmental criticism.'
- Review by Chris Pak, University of Swansea in March 2021 issue of Science Ficton Studies