Playground

Set partly on the island of Makatea, Playground examines environmental crisis, floating cities and human ambition. Powers weaves technological speculation with richly drawn characters facing moral and ecological dilemmas. His prose is expansive, layered, and intellectually rigorous. The novel explores how we imagine solutions to planetary collapse—and what we lose in the process. It’s both panoramic and intimate, full of lyrical descriptions and ethical urgency. A powerful testament to Powers’s imagination and concern for the fate of the Earth.