“The Orphan of Greenridge (Water). Ko Ko Né Ä: Part I”

2020 Little Badger, Darcie (b. 1987). “The Orphan of Greenridge (Water). Ko Ko Né Ä: Part I.” Ignorance is Strength: The Dystopia Triptych 1. Ed. John Joseph Adams, Hugh Howey, and Christine Yant (New York/London: Broad Reach Publishing + Adamant Press, 2020), 241-56. Followed by “How to Use Your Visor Evacuation Helper to Escape an Active War Zone (Fire). Ko Ko Né Ä: Part II.” Burn the Ashes: The Dystopia Triptych 2. Ed. John Joseph Adams, Hugh Howey, and Christine Yant (New York/London: Broad Reach Publishing + Adamant Press, 2020), 247-58. Followed by “Making Faces (Earth). Ko Ko Né Ä: Part III.” or Else the Light: The Dystopia Triptych 3. Ed. John Joseph Adams, Hugh Howey, and Christine Yant (New York/London: Broad Reach Publishing + Adamant Press, 2020), 241-57. PSt

Dystopia in three parts linked by connections to indigenous cultures and the effects of climate change. In the first story, water is rationed, and the testing of water is rigged to hide the fact that it is contaminated. In the second story, a woman with a baby is trying to escape conflict. In the third story, Texas is one of the few states that sells off mostly abandoned land to the very rich. The Native American (Lipan Apache) female author is a scientist with a doctorate from Texas A&M University.