Earthworks

War is humanity’s only hope. “Aldiss’ dark vision of collapsing society and withering earth is poignant and brutal . . . [a] richly detailed world” (Science Fiction Ruminations).

In a future where the Earth has been savaged by overpopulation and over‑farming, robots are considered more valuable than humans and sand must be altered to create artificially fertile soil. Ex‑convict Knowle Noland, the ...