Translated from French into English by the author. Based on his science-fiction novel Le très grand nettoyage, written in 2010.
In 2025, Earth is overwhelmed by waste. Plastics of all kinds rain down incessantly—from tiny fragments to pieces several square centimeters in size. They blanket the arable lands of northeastern Europe. The pressure on food resources grows ever more intense. The North Pole is on the verge of opening to commercial navigation. The last remnant of the Arctic ice cap is melting. Ecology is no longer a topic of concern. The political party Live With is wildly popular among London’s urbanites. In major cities, nearly the entire population is hooked on the dream drug. Jeremy Parker, who abstains, develops nanotechnology modules. His dream: to clean the planet.
Modern Mythology is a collection of fifteen imaginative stories having mythological themes and also possessing interesting mythological allusions and characters.
