John Murray
John Murray
John Murray
John Murray
The old world is broken. Be part of a better future.
**NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER**
'A page-turning feminist mystery thriller' Observer
'Distinctive and involving' Daily Mail
'Surprising and satisfying' Guardian
Rose wants a better life for herself and her mother. Taking a job as a hostess in the Floating City's elite club feels like her best hope.
It means she has a steady pay cheque, that she can stay cool as the temperatures hit new highs and when storms devastate the mainland, she is safe.
And when the eccentric creator of the Flick, the universally enjoyed digital implant which allows everyone to remain perpetually online, asks for her to spy on a secretive northern building project in return for her mother's residency, Rose agrees.
But she is unprepared for the brutality of Camp Zero. And when it becomes clear that she is not the only person with an agenda, solidarity becomes as precious as fresh air.
This is a distinctive, involving slice of cli-fi about the power of solidarity that illustrates how closely utopias and their opposites are related - Daily Mail
The different narratives come together in a surprising and satisfying way in this absorbing novel - Guardian
Sterling's stunning debut offers a glimpse into a climate change-ravaged future in which resources diminish quickly and new frontiers are hard to find . . . this cleverly constructed climate fiction mystery feels like one many readers could see within their lifetimes. This should earn a place on shelves alongside Station Eleven and Annihilation - Publishers Weekly
CAMP ZERO is the thrilling, urgent feminist climate fiction that the world needs. With extraordinary world-building, captivating characters, and sharp commentary on climate change, technology, colonialism, capitalism, and the patriarchy, Michelle Min Sterling's remarkable debut delivers its big ideas with suspense, endlessly surprising twists, and abundant heart