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Margaret Atwood's speculative fiction presents a harrowing exploration of ecological collapse, patriarchal violence, and corporate exploitation through richly imagined dystopian landscapes. This paper examines The Handmaid's Tale, Oryx and Crake, and The Year of the Flood through an ecofeminist lens, tracing how Atwood intertwines environmental degradation with the subjugation of women. Drawing on key ecofeminist theorists such as Vandana Shiva and Greta Gaard, the article argues that Atwood's fictional worlds reveal a deeply gendered ecology in which the exploitation of nature and the domination of women emerge from shared patriarchal ideologies. These texts highlight the commodification of female bodies and the environment under systems of control, while also portraying resistant female subjectivities that reclaim agency and envision posthuman futures. Through a comparative analysis of these novels, the article reveals how Atwood crafts a speculative ecofeminist critique that is urgent and transformative, calling for both ecological and gender justice in a time of planetary crisis.