The Terraformers

Annalee Newitz

Jan 2023 · Macmillan Audio · Narrated by Emily Lawrence

About this audiobook

This program includes original sound design.

From science fiction visionary Annalee Newitz comes The Terraformers, a sweeping, uplifting, and illuminating exploration of the future.

Destry's life is dedicated to terraforming Sask-E. As part of the Environmental Rescue Team, she cares for the planet and its burgeoning eco-systems as her parents and their parents did before her.

But the bright, clean future they're building comes under threat when Destry discovers a city full of people that shouldn’t exist, hidden inside a massive volcano.

As she uncovers more about their past, Destry begins to question the mission she's devoted her life to, and must make a choice that will reverberate through Sask-E's future for generations to come.

A science fiction epic for our times and a love letter to our future, The Terraformers will take you on a journey spanning thousands of years and exploring the triumphs, strife, and hope that find us wherever we make our home.

"Brilliantly thoughtful, prescient, and gripping.”--Martha Wells, The Murderbot Diaries

Also by Annalee Newitz
Autonomous
The Future of Another Timeline

A Macmillan Audio production from Tor Books.

Ratings and reviews

I enjoyed the narrator, they added a lot to the story. The different noises in the background and the voices for the robots were great. I liked the writing style and some of the characters. My favorite characters are Destry and Zest. However, I wish I would've had more time with the characters. These three different stories could be spread out between two or three books. I just really wanted to get to know more about the characters; their backstories, their hopes and dreams, and their motivations. I also enjoyed the romance, and the different friendships throughout the book. I hope there will be another book, at least one, so I can learn more about this world that Annalee created. There are so many questions I have, more questions than answers. The book has a great and intriguing concept, and delivers well on a lot of things. The planet Sask-E was interesting to learn about, and I loved the diverse characters.

About the author

Annalee Newitz writes science fiction and nonfiction. They are the author of the book Four Lost Cities: A Secret History of the Urban Age, and the novels The Future of Another Timeline, and Autonomous, which won the Lambda Literary Award. As a science journalist, they are a writer for the New York Times and elsewhere, and have a monthly column in New Scientist. They have published in The Washington Post, Slate, Popular Science, Ars Technica, The New Yorker, and The Atlantic, among others. They are also the co-host of the Hugo Award-winning podcast Our Opinions Are Correct. Previously, they were the founder of io9, and served as the editor-in-chief of Gizmodo.