The Stilling

In a future that feels frighteningly near, Earth is no longer ruled by politics, but by planetary thresholds. The Stilling is a masterfully stripped-back climate fiction epic, told with a brutal emotional realism that echoes the weight of Hemingway. It unfolds across multiple decades and perspectives, but always centres on one unflinching truth: humanity waited too long.

The oceans are collapsing. Food chains are gone. Democracies have failed. In their place comes Verdance, a planetary survival system that scores every human being based on their ecological impact. No one votes. There is no war. There is only stillness.

From the scientist who writes the doomsday protocol, to the granddaughter born inside its silent rule, The Stilling traces the cost of planetary salvation. It is not a rebellion story. It is the story of those who stayed. Those who obeyed. Those who dared to hope.

With stark beauty and devastating clarity, this book exposes what it means to survive after the tipping point and whether survival itself is still worth the cost.