Tetley Abednego lives on Garbagetown, a massive floating island of trash in a world where the oceans have swallowed the land. Her culture treats the discarded remnants of the twentieth century as sacred relics, mistakenly interpreting old advertisements and plastic junk as holy artifacts. When Tetley discovers a functioning machine that could potentially offer humanity a different future, her neighbors consider her a traitor. She faces exile and animosity within her community while maintaining an optimistic outlook that contrasts with the grim reality of ecological collapse.
Science fiction readers interested in climate change and post-apocalyptic sociology will find a detailed study of how human mythology adapts to environmental disaster. The book attracts those who prefer cynical humor over typical dystopian gloom. Readers walk away with a specific perspective on how later generations might perceive current waste and luxury. It provides a look at the endurance of human personality when historical knowledge is lost and only garbage remains to define the past.
- Published
- 2021
- Language
- EN
