The Oak Witness — Susan Trott

The Oak Witness is a lyrical meditation on memory, loss, and renewal, told through the voice of Lunarieth, an ancient tree rooted at the edge of a changing world. She carries the whispered stories of a vanished people, kept alive through song, silence, and soil.As the last echoes of humanity fade, the forest begins to stir with new voices-curious, luminous, and born of the deep oceans. From the sacred rhythms of Earth to the rise of post-human intelligence, this visionary eco-fiction novel explores the cycles of collapse and renewal, the sacred feminine woven into nature, and the possibility of life after us.A tale of endings and beginnings, myth and science, The Oak Witness will resonate with readers of Richard Powers (The Overstory), Ursula K. Le Guin, and literary eco-fiction that seeks meaning in the bond between humanity and the living planet.