EAN: 9781526637178

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SHORTLISTED FOR THE WATERSTONES DEBUT FICTION PRIZE 2022 FINALIST FOR THE BARNES & NOBLE DISCOVER PRIZE 2022 FINALIST FOR THE URSULA LE GUIN PRIZE FOR FICTION 2022 WATERSTONES AND ESQUIRE BEST BOOKS OF 2022 'Haunting and luminous . An astonishing debut' - Alan Moore creator of Watchmen and V for Vendetta 'A powerfully moving and thought provoking read. At times sublime strange and deeply human' Adrian Tchaikovsky bestselling author of the Children of Time series Siberia 2031. After a virus unearthed from melting permafrost unleashes a deadly plague upon humanity those left alive are forced to adapt to a new world and do so in myriad moving and inventive ways. Among those adjusting to this new normal are an aspiring comedian employed by a theme park designed for terminally ill children who falls in love with a mother trying desperately to keep her son alive a scientist who having failed to save his own son from the plague gets a second chance at fatherhood when one of his test subjects - a pig - develops human speech and a widowed painter and her teenage granddaughter who must set off on cosmic quest to locate a new home planet. A story of unshakeable hope that seamlessly crosses literary lines How High We Go in the Dark follows a cast of intricately linked characters spanning hundreds of years as humankind endeavours to restore the delicate balance of the world. Wonderful and disquieting dreamlike and all too possible. [How High We Go in the Dark] reaches far beyond our stars while its heart remains rooted to Earth and reminds us that our wellbeing depends on the wellbeing of our world - Samantha Shannon author of The Priory of the Orange Tree

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