Read How High We Go in the Dark by Sequoia Nagamatsu by downloading the PDF. “How High We Go in the Dark” is a science fiction novel by Sequoia Nagamatsu. The book follows a cast of intricately linked characters over centuries as humanity struggles to rebuild itself after a climate plague. The story begins in 2030 when a grieving archeologist arrives in the Arctic Circle to continue the work of his recently deceased daughter at the Batagaika crater.