Saskia Karges (born 1986) has always seen books as places of refuge—as a child, with her nose buried in the pages, and later as an author who creates worlds of her own.
Her passion for stories began with fan fiction on the internet, but soon evolved into her own novels brimming with ideas inspired by science, society, and dreams of the future.
Today she lives in Bologna, where she writes, draws, and tries to put the questions that preoccupy her into words.
I am involved with Climate Fiction Writers Europe because stories have the power to inspire people to engage in climate protection and to open up new perspectives.
“To save the world, we had sacrificed everything that made us human. Amatea had become the last bastion of humankind – but no longer of humanity.”
Ruth Bernstein wanted to build a paradise. As a brilliant young prodigy, she designed Amatea: a self-sufficient, green utopia intended to harmonize humanity with nature.
But when a global catastrophe brings civilization to its knees, Ruth realizes her dream has been hijacked. Her designs haven’t just been built—they have been weaponized. Under the guise of salvation, a charismatic elite has turned Amatea into a golden cage for the chosen few, while the rest of the world burns.
Trapped in the city she created, surrounded by people she thought she could trust, Ruth must face a terrifying question: Is she the architect of a new future, or an accomplice to the greatest crime in history?
Solarpunk meets Dystopia – a harrowing biography of hope, guilt, and the high price of survival.