Editorial collection
Closed worlds · costly resources · survival economics
Nothing Wasted, Nothing Free
On Mars, Arrakis, and a sealed generation ship, survival begins by tracing every flow of water, air, food, fuel, and power—and asking who controls what cannot be replaced.
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Each novel approaches this collection's central pressure from a different world, scale, and scientific angle.
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Dune
Dune
Frank Herbert
Paul Atreides arrives on a desert world knowing his family has entered a trap—and discovers that surviving it may turn him into the future he fears.
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The Eternal Flame
The Eternal Flame
Greg Egan
Three generations into the Peerless voyage, Tamara, Carlo, Carla, and Patrizia must solve fuel and population crises without letting survival make anyone's body expendable.
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The Martian
The Martian
Andy Weir
Left for dead on Mars, Mark Watney must turn a short-stay habitat into a system that can keep him alive long enough for distant humans to reach him.
One question. Several universes willing to answer it differently.
Editorial shelves can overlap. A novel may belong wherever its science, philosophy, or survival pressure creates a useful connection.
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