Harsh Environments: Harry Whitehead, Eve Smith, Michael Cordy

As climate change becomes a frightening and deadly reality, a growing number of authors are using fiction to address the crisis while still excelling in page-turning drama.
Set against the fragile beauty of the Canadian Arctic, the oil industry and nature collide in Harry Whitehead’s page-turning eco-thriller White Road. The Cure is worse than the disease in Eve Smith’s inventive take on the dangers of global over-population in a world where everyone lives forever. New York swelters under a heat dome and the lights go out in Michael Cordy’s disturbing Manhattan Down, a provocative climate crisis thriller.