The Future Library
Novelette 11,195 words Recommended by 5 award/anthology sources
More than a hundred years from now, an arborist fighting to save the last remaining forest on Earth discovers a secret about the trees—one that changes not only her life, but also the fate of our world. Inspired by the real-life “Future Library,” a long-term environmental and literary public art project currently underway in the Norwegian wilderness.
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death-of-a-loved-oneillness-and-pandemic
Quasar links out; the story lives on Tor.com, where the author gets the click.