Several different subplots and unnecessary excerpts from The Pyronauts are scattered throughout. When the book is stolen, Hel risks being arrested to get it back, as she worries that a crucial part of the history of her people-including the son she left behind-will be forgotten.
The refugees were only able to bring a few things with them, and they cherish these irreplaceable items, such as Vikram’s copy of The Pyronauts, a classic work from their world. Only 156,000 universally displaced persons (UDPs) escaped before the gate letting them through closed forever.
Hel and Vikram escaped from a parallel-universe version of Queens, N.Y., to the one we know, fleeing the explosions of sabotaged nuclear power plants. Musing on xenophobia, forced migration, and fear of the other, this debut from Chess too often goes off track.
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