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Set in a dystopian future where Earth is nearly uninhabitable, Lidia Yuknavitch's The Book of Joan (2017) follows Christine Pizan, an artist on the space station CIEL, and her friend Trinculo as they ally with the Earth-based resistance led by a young woman with special powers, Joan of Dirt. The narrative explores the themes of ecological destruction and resistance against a tyrannical ruler. The book contains graphic depictions of violence and body modification.