Standalone Novels
| Title | Published | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|
| Camp Zero | 2023 | Buy |
Michelle Min Sterling is a Canadian author whose debut novel Camp Zero was published in 2023. The book is a work of speculative fiction set in a near-future version of northern Canada, where rising temperatures have opened the Arctic to development and exploitation.
Camp Zero tells its story through several perspectives, including a young woman recruited for a mysterious job at a remote construction camp and a group of researchers studying the changing climate. The novel asks hard questions about who benefits when the environment changes and what happens to ordinary people caught in the middle of corporate and political maneuvering.
Sterling’s writing sits at the intersection of literary fiction and science fiction. Camp Zero received attention for its sharp prose and its willingness to take climate fiction in unexpected directions, earning favorable reviews and several award nominations.