How high we go in the dark / Sequoia Nagamatsu.
By: Nagamatsu, Sequoia.
Publisher: Bloomsbury, 2023Description: 304 pages ; 20 cm.ISBN: 9781526637178 (pbk.) :; 1526637170 (pbk.) :.Subject(s): Science fiction | Science fiction | Science fiction | Social impact of disasters | Climate changeGenre/Form: Dystopias.Summary: Dr Cliff Miyashiro arrives in the Arctic Circle to continue his recently deceased daughter's research, only to discover a virus, newly unearthed from melting permafrost. The plague unleashed reshapes life on earth for generations. Yet even while struggling to counter this destructive force, humanity stubbornly persists in myriad moving and ever inventive ways. From funerary skyscrapers to hotels for the dead, 'How High We Go in the Dark' follows a cast of intricately linked characters spanning hundreds of years as humanity endeavours to restore the delicate balance of the world. This is a story of unshakable hope that crosses literary lines to give us a world rebuilding itself through an endless capacity for love, resilience, and reinvention.Item type | Home library | Class number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item reservations | |
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Adult book | Eccleston Library Science Fiction | Available | 38055400021198 |
Dr Cliff Miyashiro arrives in the Arctic Circle to continue his recently deceased daughter's research, only to discover a virus, newly unearthed from melting permafrost. The plague unleashed reshapes life on earth for generations. Yet even while struggling to counter this destructive force, humanity stubbornly persists in myriad moving and ever inventive ways. From funerary skyscrapers to hotels for the dead, 'How High We Go in the Dark' follows a cast of intricately linked characters spanning hundreds of years as humanity endeavours to restore the delicate balance of the world. This is a story of unshakable hope that crosses literary lines to give us a world rebuilding itself through an endless capacity for love, resilience, and reinvention.