Terraformed

Fiction Future Imperfect What kind of world would humanity build with another chance to do it right? The Terraformers by Annalee Newitz Tor Books, 2023 ($28.99) Great stories often start from a tantalizing “what if?”—the more irresistibly original the premise, the better. In The Terraformers, the new novel from i09 founder and former Gizmodo editor in chief Annalee Newitz, the central question points straight at our planet’s existential crisis: Given the painful lessons we’ve learned about how not to build…