Hardisty, Paul E
Entry updated 27 May 2024. Tagged: Author.
(? - ) Canadian engineer, environmental scientist and author, in Australia for some years; perhaps best-known for the Claymore Straker sequence of detections, beginning with The Abrupt Physics of Dying (2014), whose focus on Ecological crises brings the series close to the fantastic [the series is listed below for convenience]. Hardisty is of direct sf interest for The Forcing sequence beginning with The Forcing (2023), set in a Near-Future Ruined Earth, devastated by what in the prequel, The Descent (2024), reveals was avoidable Climate Change; now, after a takeover by justifiably bitter younger generations, the old are sent south to cope in the deserts and the blinding heat they helped create. [JC]
Paul Edward Hardisty
born Canada
works (selected)
series
Claymore Straker
- The Abrupt Physics of Dying (London: Orenda Books, 2014) [Claymore Straker: pb/]
- The Evolution of Fear (London: Orenda Books, 2016) [Claymore Straker: pb/]
- Reconciliation for the Dead (London: Orenda Books, 2017) [Claymore Straker: pb/]
- Absolution (London: Orenda Books, 2018) [Claymore Straker: pb/]
The Forcing
- The Forcing (London: Orenda Books, 2023) [The Forcing: pb/]
- The Descent (London: Orenda Books, 2024) [The Forcing: pb/]
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