num_pages: 340
description: On a warm March night in 2083 Judy Wallach-Stevens wakes to a warning of unknown pollutants in the Chesapeake Bay. She heads out to check what she expects to be a false alarm--and stumbles upon the first alien visitors to Earth. These aliens have crossed the galaxy to save humanity convinced that the people of Earth must leave their ecologically-ravaged planet behind and join them among the stars. And if humanity doesn't agree they may need to be saved by force.The watershed networks aren't ready to give up on Earth. Decades ago they rose up to exile the last corporations to a few artificial islands escape the dominance of nation-states and reorganize humanity around the hope of keeping their world liveable. By sharing the burden of decision-making they've started to heal the wounded planet.But now corporations nation-states and networks all vie to represent humanity to these powerful new beings and if any one accepts the aliens' offer Earth may be lost. With everyones eyes turned skyward everything hinges on the success of Judy's effort to create understanding both within and beyond her own species.
language: English
title: A Half-Built Garden
publisher: Tordotcom