Waste Tide

Written by Chen Qiufan

Narrated by Ewan Chung

Award-winning author Chen Qiufan's Waste Tide is a thought-provoking vision of the future.

Mimi is drowning in the world's trash. She's a waste worker on Silicon Isle, an island off the coast of China where electronics are sent to be recycled. These amass in towering heaps, polluting every spare inch of land. Mimi and thousands of migrant waste workers like her are lured to Silicon Isle with the promise of a better life. They're the lifeblood of the island's economy but are at the mercy of those in power. A storm is brewing, between ruthless local gangs, warring for control. Ecoterrorists, set on toppling the status quo. American investors, hungry for profit. And a Chinese-American interpreter, searching for his roots. As these forces collide, a war erupts. Mimi, and others like her, must decide if they will remain pawns in this war or change the rules of the game altogether.


"An accomplished eco-techno-thriller…Chen Qiufan is an astute observer, both of the present world and of the future that the next generation is in danger of inheriting." DAVID MITCHELL, author of Cloud Atlas

• Language: English
• Publisher: W. F. Howes Ltd
• Release date: Jun 6, 2019
• ISBN: 9781789548891

Chen Qiufan

Chen Qiufan is an award-winning science fiction writer. He grew up near Guiyu, China, home to the world's largest e-waste recycling centre, an area the UN called an 'environmental calamity' and his experiences there inspired The Waste Tide. He currently lives in Shanghai and Beijing and works as the founder of Thema Mundi Studio. chenqiufan.cn @ChenQiufan

Reviews for Waste Tide

[Matthew Gibb · Rating: 1 out of 5 stars]

The synopsis seemed intruiging, but this book delves into supernatural nonsense and 1/3rd of the way through the detailed description of a peasants torture put me off completely. In December after paying for my 2cd full year of Scribd my audiobooks selection became extremely restricted. As a satistfied member since 2014 I have generated several tickets to express my sudden lack of options. If this is a sign of things to come I am sorry to have paid for a full year. Depressing title and as I am learning there are limitations placed on long term users service.