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There are aspects to Iain M Banks' "Culture" novels that might qualify.
by chrisweekly 4y ago
There are aspects to Iain M Banks' "Culture" novels that might qualify.
- liminvorous 4y agoSolarpunk only really got started in the last years of Iain Banks' life, and is generally set closer to the near future. I can't really think of much in the way of ecological themes in the Culture novels, and all the special effects in them are powered by antimatter and the "energy grid" between different unverses rather than solar power.
- chrisweekly 4y agoSure - I meant more "in the spirit of...", re: fundamentally optimistic premises.