Firewalkers, by Adrian Tchaikovsky, is a brutal meditation on class division and climate change.
The mega rich are escaping a barren, parched Earth into opulent space liners with every amenity. The novel is centred on a liner named the Grand Celeste. The wealthy – or sonko – wait their turn to ascend in antebellum hotels. These are staffed by middle class workers who delusionally hope for their spot in heaven. And working class people living in crammed townships, like Ankara.
Firewalkers are working people who maintain the infrastructure of the luxury space ports.
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