Nina Munteanu

Nina Munteanu

@aliennextdoor.bsky.social

I'm an eco-fiction author, limnologist/aquatic ecologist, photographer, instructor at UofT. I explore and celebrate the fractal Natural World from microscopic diatoms and miniature lichens and fungi to the giant cedars and pines of old-growth forests

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Gaia’s Revolution …When Saving the Planet Demands Impossible Choices… . Two brothers. A dying planet. One decision that ignites a revolution and reshapes humanity’s future. Discover Gaia’s Re…

"Gaia's Revolution now out! Read Chapter One here: #newbook #ecofiction #books #samplechapter #Canadian #novel themeaningofwater.com/gaias-revolu...

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OOH! What slime! I found all these slime molds in the forest... #fungi #slimemold #forest #ecology #science themeaningofwater.com/2026/03/08/s...

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Significant Science Fiction TV Series—Part 1, Shows that Touch on Justice and Science & Technology: #3 — OCCUPIED . I’ve selected ten TV series that have intrigued me, moved me, and stayed with me for various reasons that touch on: abuse of justice, including eco-justice and environmental abuse; technology use…

"Occupied", a riveting political intrigue #climatechange #TVshow #ecojustice #geopolitics ninamunteanu.me/2025/06/01/s...

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Ten Significant Science Fiction TV Series—Part 2, Shows that Touch on Climate Change, Resource Allocation and Environmental Justice: #9 — “SILO” I’ve selected ten TV series that have intrigued me, moved me, and stayed with me for various reasons that touch on: abuse of justice, including eco-justice and environmental abuse; technology use a…

"Silo", a haunting dark cautionary murder mystery #SILO #climatechange #sciencefiction #justice #TVshow ninamunteanu.me/2025/09/21/t...

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Ten Significant Science Fiction TV Series—Part 2: Shows that Touch on Climate Change, Resource Allocation and Environmental Justice: #8—SNOWPIERCER . I’ve selected ten TV series that have intrigued me, moved me, and stayed with me for various reasons that touch on: abuse of justice, including eco-justice and environmental abuse; technology use…

"Snowpiercer" a dystopian thriller after the freeze ... #climatechange #climatefiction #TVshow #rivetting ninamunteanu.me/2025/08/31/t...

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Ten Significant Science Fiction TV Series—Part 2, Shows that Touch on Climate Change, Resource Allocation and Environmental Justice: #10 — “EXTRAPOLATIONS” . I’ve selected ten TV series that have intrigued me, moved me, and stayed with me for various reasons that touch on: abuse of justice, including eco-justice and environmental abuse; technology use…

"Extrapolations" ... a haunting rivetting view of our climate future... #climatechange #clifi #TVseries #showstowatch #sciencefiction #climatefiction ninamunteanu.me/2025/09/14/t...

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Climate Cultures Magazine Lists Nina Munteanu’s “A Diary in the Age of Water” Among Eight Eco-Fiction Novels to Read Writer and curator Mary Woodbury shares eight novels about water where fact and fiction mingle, tried by imagination, to reveal important truths about our shifting relationships with this vital and…

Eight #ecofiction novels to read ... #booklist #bookstoread ninamunteanu.me/2022/09/18/c...

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Eco-Fiction As Hyperobject: Defining the Undefinable… In two excellent articles in Climate Cultures entitled “A History of Eco-fiction, Part 1 and 2”, eco-fiction author and critic Mary Woodbury starts out with several rather long definitions of eco-f…

Eco-fiction as #hyperobject ... defining the undefinable ... #ecofiction #storytelling #writing ninamunteanu.me/2026/01/18/e...

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That's a nuanced question and not easily answered. It's both, of course and I can't say that one is more than the other. They are entwined, after all...

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Yes, you certainly can.

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Nina Munteanu, Gaia's Revolution - Dragonfly: An exploration of eco-fiction Thanks so much to Nina Munteanu for this article introducing her just-released Gaia’s Revolution to our dear, gentle readers. Gaia’s Revolution: Life After Capitalism—Will We Survive? Gaia’s Revolutio...

Gaia's Revolution--an exploration of #ecofiction dragonfly.eco/nina-muntean...

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Gaia's Revolution by Nina Munteanu will appeal to readers of climate fiction, dystopian sci-fi, biopunk, techno-thrillers, and morally complex speculative fiction (think Margaret Atwood, Paolo Bacigalupi, Octavia Butler)

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In my #ecofiction novel "A Diary in the Age of Water" limnologist Lynna Dresden writes about the weakening ocean current and effects; it is NOW happening ... See this new scientific report: www.newscientist.com/podcasts/we-...

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Get Out the Syrup! Pancake Ice on the River… Pancake ice crowds the shore of the Otonabee River, held there by a sheet of clear patterned ice extending out (photo by Nina Munteanu) Lately, I’ve been spending part of each day along the Otonabe…

Get out the syrup! Pancake ice on the river! #pancakes #river #ice #NaturePhotography #spring themeaningofwater.com/2023/03/19/g...

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When Ice Is Art… Jackson Creek icing up in December, ON (photo and dry brush rendition by Nina Munteanu) January ice in Jackson Creek, ON (photo and dry brush rendition by Nina Munteanu) Ice islands amid rushing wa…

When ice is art ... #ice #art #nature #beauty #NaturePhotography themeaningofwater.com/2021/04/04/w...

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The Icaria Trilogy: The Story Behind the Prequel to the Prequel… Today my eco-fiction novel Gaia’s Revolution (Book 1 of The Icaria Trilogy) releases through Dragon Moon Press in ebook form on Amazon. Gaia’s Revolution explores a collapsing capitalist socie…

The Icaria Trilogy ... the story behind the prequel to the prequel... :) #books #prequels #bookrelease ninamunteanu.me/2026/03/10/t...

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Gaia's Revolution Gaia's Revolution : Munteanu, Nina: Amazon.ca: Books

I’m happy to announce that my latest eco-fiction novel is out today! “Gaia’s Revolution” (Dragon Moon Press) is now out on Amazon and in other bookstores in print and ebook format. #ecofiction #books #bookrelease #NewBook www.amazon.ca/Gaias-Revolu...

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Science Fiction Asks: Are We Worth Saving? Science fiction, which Ted Gioia of The San Francisco Chronicle calls “conceptual fiction” explores the interaction of humanity with some larger phenomenon that involves science. SF writer Robert J…

#Sciencefiction asks the ultimate quesion: are we worth saving? ninamunteanu.me/2018/05/14/s...

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Slime Molds: When Micro Becomes Macro YouTube video by Journey to the Microcosmos

I haven't written any articles on this comparison specifically and you've given me the idea to do so. But in the meantime, this wonderful video explores the main differences and similarities of fungi and slime molds. Enjoy! www.youtube.com/watch?v=elqw...

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Gaia's Revolution by Nina Munteanu — two brothers, one dying planet, no innocent choices... hashtag#ecofiction hashtag#books hashtag#revolution hashtag#capitalism ... Coming out with Dragon Moon Press in two days in both print and ebook formats! Tuesday, March 10...

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"Trapped by our preordained notion of change, we no longer see what we're not prepared to see. And that's the change that kills us."--Lynna Dresden, "A Diary in the Age of Water" #ecofiction #water

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Slime Molds, Part 1: Cool Weirdos of the Forest Various slime molds, from top left to bottom right: blue slime (photo by New Hampshire Garden Solutions); pink Lycogala edidenrum; Ceratiomyxa porioides; orange Lycogala epidendrum; Hemitrichia dec…

Slime molds ... the weirdos of the forest... #fungi #slimemolds #ecology #forest themeaningofwater.com/2026/03/08/s...

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“Gaia’s Revolution”, Life After Capitalism: The Promise & Spectre of Deep Ecology—Part 1 Twin brothers—a brilliant scientist and a gifted engineer—escape the growing racial violence of Berlin, to ‘peaceful’ Canada in a rivalry to control the evolution of the human race. . My novel Gaia…

Gaia's Revolution ... life after capitalism: the promise and spectre of deep ecology ... #books #ecology #capitalism ninamunteanu.me/2026/03/08/g...

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Walking the Old-Growth Parks in Vancouver Area Rice Lake old growth forest, Lower Seymour Conservation Reserve, BC (photo and rendition by Nina Munteanu) Whenever I’m visiting Vancouver (which is most summers), I like to explore several new des…

Walking the old-growth forests in Vancouver area #Vancouver #parks #oldgrowth #forests #BritishColumbia #Nature #beauty ... themeaningofwater.com/2024/10/20/w...

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The hyperobject of sustainability ... #sustainability #hyperobject #fractal #stakeholdercapitalism #capitalism #ESG www.realityskimming.com/post/the-hyp...

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“Water wants to flow. It doesn’t like to be restricted. If confined in a ravine, it speeds up and cuts a channel, eroding the hardest material and polishing a path that uniquely suits it. Water is selfish. It is always moving, even when it isn’t.”--Lynna Dresden "A Diary in the Age of Water"

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#ecofiction #clifi #sciencefiction #Canadian #books

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My Three Favourite Reads in 2025 As with previous years, Shepherd invited me to post my three favourite reads of 2025. These aren’t necessarily books published in 2025; just books I read in that year. Each time I do this, I find t…

My three favourite reads in 2025: books that touch on humanity’s understanding—or lack of understanding—of our fragile environment and the importance of humility and collaboration to our survival on a changing planet. #books #favouritebooks #BooksWorthReading ninamunteanu.me/2026/01/25/m...

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#Nature #decay #decomposition #naturecycles #ecology #life #death #NaturePhotography

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“Nothing in nature stays the same. Or if it does, it’s because change has brought it back to what it once was.”--Lynna Dresden "A Diary in the Age of Water #ecofiction #books #water #dystopia

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