{"product_id":"natural-resources-9781552455432","title":"Natural Resources","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eClimate fiction that urges us to find a new, more balanced world before it’s too late \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the near future, climate change has divided the world in two: the domed ‘smart cities,’ where nature flourishes through sophisticated technological controls; and outside the domes, where small groups of people eke out a living in ‘autonomous villages’ and off-the-grid communities. In this golden era of green capitalism, private firms are contracted to manage the planetary environment, none more successfully than Torrents.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eClémence Saint-Pierre, Torrents’ young Head of Comms, is lost in her routine until the unthinkable happens: the Gulf of Saint Lawrence is emptied of marine life overnight. The ensuing crisis unleashes mass protests, and Clémence is followed by a mysteriously connected woman, a fox, and a flying drone. As the company seeks to understand the disaster, Clémence unravels a sinister plot and secret experiments that make her question her faith in her employer and society.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eNatural Resources\u003c\/i\u003e presents a world of bioengineered creatures, human-AI amalgams, interspecies assemblages with unified consciousness, and mysterious mists with magical properties. But this alternate future is, above all, a cogent and lyrical critique of capitalism and contemporary society’s unwillingness to deal with climate change.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Christiane Vadnais","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49217822327035,"sku":"9781552455432","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/indiepubs.com\/products\/natural-resources-9781552455432","provider":"IndiePubs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}