It used to be that I could enjoy everything I read, but I have reached a point where I've read enough GOOD books that I no longer enjoy those that are poorly written, even if the premise is great. This anthology had a few stories that I liked very much, but there were many more that I did not like. I hated most of the poems (even if I liked the premise) because of the sloppy style in which they were written. I think many of the contributors are young writers who are still learning the craft. Whi...

This was a really interesting collection- I wasn't previously familiar with solarpunk, but it wasn't quite what I expected. This was much more optimistic, almost as if people were living in a dystopic world, but making the best of it and trying to make the world a better place. This was very encouraging.Like most collections, there were entries I liked more than others. I thought it was neat that the editors included things like poetry and art in addition to short stories, although I'm not sure

Solarpunk is the future of science fiction. I do believe that there is a place for speculative science fiction, like The Martian. Science fiction has always been a part of speculating on how humanity experiences the universe, which is probably never going to to change. And the trend of cyberpunk is going to continue, as our world starts to become the boring and despotic dystopia these dark and rainy stories that cyberpunk is usually about. I certainly still see this wave of science fiction lite

"life isn’t all about the big moments. In fact, life is mostly what happens in-between, and the sun shines on those days, too."===There are some real short story gems in this bundle.It's worth a read if you are wondering what a more solarpunk world could look like.==="I suppose we’re all a bundle of contradictions in the end."

I received an ARC of this book as a backer of the Kickstarter campaign. Solarpunk is a little known and perhaps even less written genre that focuses on solutions to environmental problems, disasters, and climate change. Contributions to this anthology include short stores, poems, and artwork.This was a fantastic collection with a wide range of authors offering varying viewpoints and ideas on the theme. Some focused on how things got so bad, others on how life will continue on, and a few on the h...

This was a very different anthology, but a good one.Before I forget there were a few stories I thought I need to mention before going on:The Death of Pax by Santiago Belluco - a damn strange and out there short, but one of the most interesting I've read in a long time.Last Chance by Tyler Young - this was a surprisingly brutally heartfelt story.A Catalogue of Sunlight at the End of the World - this was such a sad last letter to not only the MC's wife, but to the whole human race. Loved the intim...

we don'twant to hear what has been we needto hear what is coming-from Fairy Tales & Other Species of Life by Chloe N. ClarkSunvault is a solid collection of eco-speculative stories - it's definitely less on the positive side that for me defines solarpunk, but it's a fascinating example of the evolution that brought Solarpunk about. And it's not just short stories, but instead there's poetry and artwork scattered throughout. Strandbeest Dreams was a poem that caught me with it's structure and it'...

3 1/2 stars - overall a lovely collection of short fiction, poetry and artwork. Some stories were too focused on world-building or ideas about the future for my personal taste, but I found more than enough of what I do like to keep me going. The anthology pushes the boundaries of this relatively new subgenre in some innovative ways.

I really love the idea of optimistic science fiction which imagines possible, positive futures. "What does the -punk affix mean in solarpunk? A mindset that's anticapitalist, decolonial, and critical of the status quo, among other traits." — Sunvault AnthologyStandouts for me in this collection were some of the poems: "Please," by Chloe N. Clark, "Solar Powered Giraffes," by Jack Pevyhouse, and "The Seven Species," by Alexsei Valentin.

Another varied, thought-provoking look at where we stand, where we'd like to be, and how to get there (or where we'll end up if we botch our voyage). Along with The Idiot Gods, Reckoning 1 and Hieroglyph, it made 2017 the strongest year in my green reading so far.My more memorable thoughts about the stories (I've boldfaced my favorite):~ Daniel José Older's "Dust" contains some gorgeous writing and is so full of undertones it makes my writerly self feel like bursting into song. Yet there's somet...

It was refreshing to read utopian SciFi for once, especially one focused on climate change. While many entries are well-done and competently written, some short stories in this anthology were a bit of a slog to get through, that's why it took me quite some time to finally finish this book - and why I'm only giving it three stars. I'd be interested in a sequel with a bit more quality control beforehand.

I thought this book was amazing. I have never read anything like it and had no idea this genre existed. I guess it is. It makes sense because of the times we are living in now, and the stress on the environment.. The introduction did a great job of explaining what solar punk is and I was an instant fan. As the authors mentioned, 2312 is a great intro to the genre. I loved this from the very first piece, "Please." Unique and wonderful. Enjoy!

I am very responsive to eco-speculation, which is why it took me quite long to read this brilliant anthology - I needed breaks to deal with its powerful imagery. And while there is hope in "Sunvault", it's not an easy comfort; fixing what we've broken requires persistence and sacrifice. This collection is astonishingly rich, with stories, poetry and visual art, and a sweeping showcase of rich imagination. I honestly can't name a single contribution in "Sunvault" that I did not like, and there we...

Biased review because I have a poem in this anthology! ("Sunharvest Triptych")It's interesting - going in, I actually realised I seem to have a different personal view of what solarpunk is than what a lot of the stories in the antho were like. I see it as not really post-apocalyptic - more as "we managed to avert the apocalypse". So, in that sense, a lot of the stories and poems were grimmer than I'd thought. But this was fascinating too - the different interpretations that a new genre provokes....

Meh. While some of the stories in here are OK very few are good. This is a whole collection of mediocre. I had big expectations for this anthology. I’m interested in problem-solving futuristic speculative fiction and was under the impression that this would be that. Instead, it’s a very odd mixture of poetry (some of which is quite good) and various disparate short stories that are more on the space opera science fiction side of things. It didn’t live up to its advertising. As I said, there are

So this was interesting on a whole. I love the idea of solarpunk, and the mostly more hopeful approach to dystopias brought on by climate change. Out of all of them, Last Chance was my favorite, followed closely by Solar Child. If I were to sit down and exam that, I probably liked those best because they dealt with kids, and I think on a whole the future of our environment is in balance for the next generation, and I like the idea of humanity persevering despite climate tragedies. I liked the co...

As with almost any collection of short stories, the mix here is uneven. The balance is still positive but only just, often the writing is somewhat amateurish. But I can forgive that. The biggest issue I have with many of the stories is that they fail as "eco-speculation" on the political front. Most stick to a broadly liberal world view and many depict climate catastrophe as the consequences of individual moral failings. The benchmark for this kind of fiction for me is still KSR and what sets hi...

I received a free copy from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.It was very fitting to name this anthology Sunvault, because it was truly a vault of little treasures. A collection of short stories, poems, and even drawings about the sun, plants, water, and different methods to live in peace with our planet. In them, you can find dozens of creative inventions, from solar-powered giraffes to green children. You can find activists who risk their lives and freedom for others, and people w...

Many of the short stories and poems in Sunvault fail to rise to the level of mediocrity, often because the individual writers are less concerned with exploring the potential of the solarpunk genre than with promoting some fringe social agenda. Moreover, a substantial fraction of the entries are dystopian or post-apocalyptic in nature, which will disappoint prospective readers who seek hopeful visions of the future.Several stories are worthwhile, however, and a few are even quite good (e.g., "Str...

A great collection of stories that cover a wide spectrum of ideas of solarpunk. Some are very contemporary and deal in current societal issues while some stories offer an otherworldly experience of transhuman inspiration. Favorites: The Death of Pax, The Reset, Solar Child