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Name: The nitrogen fix
Author: Hal Clement

Two thousand years from now, the planet has undergone a catastrophic ecological collapse: oceans contain no oxygen, turning acidic and hostile to life. Mutating, exploding plants dominate the landscape, while silent, tentacled observers glide above wetlands and ruined terraced cities. The remnants of civilization are split between the doomed hill cities and wandering nomadic Outcasts. Amidst this devastation, vicious power‑mad rebels struggle for supremacy. This hard science fiction novel, set in a future American society, explores the consequences of ecological disaster and the collapse of a once-thriving world, taking readers through a brutal, nitrogen‑rich environment where survival is uncertain.

First publish date: 1980

Genre: Science Fiction/Hard Science Fiction

Authors: Hal Clement

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