Cover; Half Title; Series Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Introduction: Kim Stanley Robinson's Mars Trilogy; 2 Infection: Greg Bear's Darwin's Radio; 3 Disintegration: Jeff VanderMeer's The Southern Reach; 4 Amalgamation: Octavia Butler's Lilith's Brood; Coda: Bringing Literature to Life; Index