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Reviewed by Asher Syed for Readers' Favorite
Earth's Ecocide: Extinction 3147 by David A Collier begins in dystopian Ridge City, with Mayor Ula Torg up against a critical shortage of helium-3, which is essential for the city's fusion reactors. With the city's ventilation systems at risk of failure, Ula devises a daring plan to steal helium-3 from Imperium-controlled reactors. The Imperium, a robotic regime, makes this mission incredibly perilous. Ula’s team, including her husband Tal, son Yot, and the robot STX, must work through treacherous terrain while avoiding detection, undertaking risky journeys through underwater tunnels, coming up against environmental destruction, and evading Imperium patrols. Even if they can successfully infiltrate and secure the helium-3, they run the risk of the Imperium closing in on one of the last known human refuges, which is already teetering on the brink of collapse.
Oh, wow... now that was a great read! David A. Collier’s Earth's Ecocide is a fantastic eco-dystopian science fiction hybrid, with Collier showing a skill for solid and engaging writing that effectively ramps up the stakes. I found Collier's world-building to be particularly impressive, and he does well in contrasting the high-tech, oppressive regime of the Imperium with the lush, unpredictable landscapes that the recon team must traverse. I loved the near cinematic descriptions of dense, tropical overgrowth, and the environmental onslaught of sinkholes and severe storms. As a British reader, I chuckled when I discovered that there is another city called Glasgow in Kentucky. Between the simulated wombs, the decay of the environment, the loss of humanity, and a crazy robotic takeover, Collier deftly delivers thrilling and classic plot elements with the ecological concerns of contemporary readers. Very highly recommended.
