The Deluge: Climate dystopia with political undertones

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Your regularly scheduled dose of climate anxiety: The Deluge by Stephen Markley is a dystopian sci-fi novel that’s very much grounded in reality. The story follows multiple characters — including a scientist, a political operative, a recovering addict, and a mathematician — but the real plot is about a looming climate disaster, as mean global temperatures rise by a cataclysmic 6°C. Markley artistically plots out each character’s storyline and weaves it into the broader narrative about humanity’s race to address the collective doom on the horizon.