In Chapter 2, “The City of Laughter,” Skip takes a job as an attendant at a euthanasia park where children infected by a terminal virus dubbed the Artic plague go to die. In the compound, the scientists begin to exhibit symptoms. Several weeks pass, and the virus appears hundreds of miles away.
The research and her inner thoughts help him reconcile his feelings about his daughter, her abandonment of her child, and her devotion to her work. Cliff studies Annie, the Neanderthal child, and reads Clara’s journals. The site contains a humanoid girl’s body that could revolutionize understanding of prehistoric humans, as well as a virus that scientists have reanimated to study its behavior before it reaches the public through melting permafrost. In Chapter 1, “30,000 Years Beneath a Eulogy,” Cliff Miyashiro travels to Siberia after the death of his daughter, Clara, to take her place on a research team at a new archeological dig site. While it contains many recurring characters and references, most of the stories can stand alone. How High We Go in the Dark is a chronological story collection tracing the progression of a global pandemic. Additionally, the novel’s events center on a global virus, which may be harmful to those experiencing post-traumatic stress caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. This guide uses the first US edition of the book.Ĭontent Warning: How High We Go in the Dark contains descriptions of illnesses, deaths, and death by suicide, and its exploration of funerary practices may be disturbing to readers.
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