How High We Go in the Dark: A Novel [Paperback]

NATIONAL BESTSELLER•NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW EDITORS' CHOICE•ROXANE GAY'S AUDACIOUS BOOK CLUB PICK•FINALIST FOR THE URSULA K. LE GUIN PRIZE

Moving and thought-provoking . . . offering psychological insights in lyrical prose while seriously exploring speculative conceits.  — New York Times Book Review

Haunting and luminous . . . Beautiful and lucid science fiction. An astonishing debut.   — Alan Moore, creator of Watchmen and V for Vendetta

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For fans of Cloud Atlas and Station Eleven, a spellbinding and profoundly prescient work of literary science fiction that follows a cast of intricately linked characters over hundreds of years as humanity struggles to rebuild itself in the aftermath of a climate plague—a daring and deeply heartfelt work of mind-bending imagination from a singular new voice. 

In 2030, a grieving archeologist arrives in the Arctic Circle to continue the work of his recently deceased daughter at the Batagaika Crater, where researchers are studying long-buried secrets now revealed in melting permafrost, including the perfectly preserved remains of a girl who appears to have died of an ancient virus.

Once unleashed, the Arctic plague will reshape life on Earth l¡