Fairhaven - A Novel of Climate Optimism and Defying Futility - The Fairhaven Stories
Unlike most ‘cli-fi’ novels, which present apocalyptic scenarios for the future, Fairhaven envisions in an engrossing, readily-accessible story for general readers how a range of practical climate adaptation and mitigation solutions could work when fully implemented. These include land reclamation, carbon sequestration, rebuilding ocean fishing stocks, and even re-freezing the Arctic.
Co-authors Jan Lee and Steve Willis created Fairhaven with the benefit of more than 40 years of combined experience in innovation engineering, climate protection, and corporate sustainability. The new novel follows the path of Grace Chan, born in Penang, Malaysia, who has experienced the dire consequences of climate change personally and is taking action borne both of hope and desperation. Her story explores the implications, both at the global scale and and on a deeply personal level, of our common dilemma and the possibilities that are open to us.
Special for COP29: read a preview edition of Defying Futility - The Fairhaven Stories at this link.
Interested readers can register for updates at the Fairhaven website.
Where to read Fairhaven:
Online eBook:
(first ten chapters) Substack
Paperback (buy online):
Germany: Otherland bookstore (order online)
Hong Kong: Bookazine online shop
Malaysia: Habitat Penang online shop
United Kingdom: Amazon UK
United States: Amazon USA
Paperback (in-store purchase)
Germany: Otherland bookstore
Hong Kong: Banyan Workspace, ESG Innovation Lab, ACO Wanchai, Vibe HK, or Bookazine
Indonesia: Coming soon
Malaysia: Habitat Penang Hill, Eslite Book Shop, or Kinokunya Book Store
United Kingdom: Waterstones
Portugal: Livraria Snob
