This essay compares three scholarly materials in the field of anthropology, focusing on the issues of hope and speculative anthropology. The books discussed include 'The Method of Hope: Anthropology, Philosophy and Fijian Knowledge' by Hirokazu Miyazaki, 'Magic's Reason: An Anthropology of Analogy' by Graham M Jones, and 'Into the Extreme: US Environmental Systems and Politics beyond Earth' by Valerie Olson.