If you loved how The Ministry for the Future braided together the stories of activists, politicians, scientists, and ordinary people all striving to address climate catastrophe, you'll find New York 2140 just as compelling. The novel jumps between the lives of diverse New Yorkers—like the determined building manager Vlade, the streetwise orphan Amelia, and the financial players pulling strings behind the scenes—as they struggle to survive and adapt in a city submerged by rising seas. The book’s sweeping cast and intersecting storylines create a rich tapestry of perspectives on resilience and change.

If you were fascinated by the rigorous climate science and plausible technological solutions in The Ministry for the Future, you’ll be captivated by 2312. The novel presents a detailed, scientifically plausible solar system, from terraformed planets to intricate ecological projects. You’ll follow Swan Er Hong as she investigates a mysterious event threatening the future of interplanetary civilization, with Robinson’s trademark attention to technical and environmental detail at every turn.

If the urgent ecological themes and humanity’s relationship with the natural world resonated with you in The Ministry for the Future, then The Overstory will strike a powerful chord. Through the stories of nine individuals—from a Vietnam veteran to a scientist studying trees—Powers weaves an intricate narrative about the ways people are transformed by their encounters with forests, and how those connections shape a larger fight for the environment.

If you enjoyed pondering the big questions—like how we might organize society to address existential threats or what sacrifices are necessary for the greater good—in The Ministry for the Future, you’ll appreciate The Dispossessed. Following the physicist Shevek as he travels from an anarchist moon to a capitalist planet, Le Guin challenges you to consider the foundations of justice, freedom, and progress on both a personal and global scale.

If you were drawn to the broad sweep of history and the sense of global (even planetary) stakes in The Ministry for the Future, Children of Time offers a similarly epic journey. Tchaikovsky’s novel follows the rise and fall of civilizations—both human and non-human—over thousands of years, interweaving the destinies of desperate survivors aboard a starship and an evolving society of uplifted spiders on a terraformed planet. The scope and ambition will leave you in awe.