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