I’m a Science Fiction fan. I’ve read a fair amount about what Solarpunk is ideologically, looked at inspo albums, and things like that, but I haven’t yet read any works of Solarpunk fiction.
What are a few of the works of Solarpunk fiction that you feel best represent Solarpunk, or showcase its literary possibilities? Whether that’s more from a writing quality standpoint or an entertainment standpoint, I’m not picky.
Monk and Robot books by becky chambers are a good introduction to what is possible in a solarpunk setting.
We had some recent posts about this in our Fiction community: https://slrpnk.net/c/fiction
Most of Ursula le Guin’s work, she’s pretty much the grandmother of solar punk sci-fi.
The short story “A Fisherman of the Inland Sea” (in the collection of the same name) is a good place to start if you haven’t read her stuff before and want a quick sample.
Not a story, but there’s the anime ARIA
I am not much of a reader myself but as a movie i like Treasure Planet but i think it is bit older than solar punk itself or at least i heard of it much later than about the movie.