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Published by
Blue Works,
a division of
Windstorm Creative

Reviews & Events

Reviews of Islands

“Working in the traditions of serious environmentalists like Barry Lopez and Rick Bass, Jacob Sackin’s graphic futuristic novel, Islands, describes a southwestern landscape that has atrophied at the hands of warring cultures desperate for dwindling resources. Sackin’s desert teems with beautifully described plants, insects, and reptiles. He has a knack for integrating scientific detail seamlessly into his narrative, hardly ever veering from the storyteller’s seductive plotting to overtly “educate,” but educating nonetheless. As with Bass’s Yaak Valley and Lopez’s Arctic glaciers, Sackin’s desert is multidimensional and beautiful, the story he tells, compelling and tragic, yet not without hope for environmental and human renewal.”
           –Ann Cummins, author of Red Ant House

"Compelling and terrifying, Islands' portrayal of a hotter, harsher planet will educate readers of all ages and inspire action to reduce the very real impacts of climate change."
           –Sarah Mazze, University of Oregon Climate Leadership Initiative

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