Tongues is a retelling of the Greek myth of Prometheus. Prometheus’s story is entwined with that of an East African orphan on an errand of murder, and a young man with a teddy bear strapped to his back, wandering aimlessly into catastrophe.
Imagine six people of such power that if they ever came into conflict the world would end. Now imagine them never coming into conflict. Which is easier to imagine?
Time is having a crisis. Mingling in the red-light district, you can find cavemen, medieval knights, and cyborg soldiers. Victorian debutantes amble their way into cell phone stores, confused and bewildered (what is a data plan?).