She tells Laurence, "This isn’t just our story. However, Patricia argues that humanity is just one aspect of a vibrant cornucopia of life across the universe. Laurence believes in the exceptionalism of humans, arguing that human civilization must protect itself at all costs because, while there is other complex life out there in the universe, theirs is the only one that has become technologically advanced. The friends also have very different attitudes on humanity and civilization. The conflict between science and magic is exacerbated by a mysterious man, Theodolphus Rose, who once posed as a guidance counselor at Patricia and Laurence's old school. These apocalyptic events are collectively known as "The Unraveling." This also creates a massive conflict between the purveyors of science and practitioners of witchcraft, which, initially, creates a major rift in Patricia and Laurence's friendship. Superstorms, earthquakes, and wars plague the globe. They are trying to build a wormhole generator. Laurence is part of a think tank filled with like-minded inventors and techno-geeks. When the two reconnect ten years later as adults, Patricia is part of a witch's cabal that regularly practices spells. Meanwhile, Laurence's rebellious behavior leads his parents to send him to military reform school. While flying, she is discovered by a magician who invites her to a school where she can learn to hone and control her powers. Fearful of the consequences and without meaning to, she transforms into a bird and flies away. They continue as friends through junior high but are separated the day Patricia is accused of witchcraft.
Laurence, meanwhile, creates inventions-small stuff, at first, like a two-second time machine.
Patricia, for example, discovers she has magical powers at an early age but cannot control them, causing them to manifest unrestrained. They met as children, both outcasts because of their interests. In the near future, Patricia is a witch who is friends with a so-called "techno-geek" named Laurence. The winner of the 2017 Nebula Award, American author Charlie Jane Anders’s science fiction novel, All the Birds in the Sky (2016), tells the story of a "techno-geek" and a witch who work together to save the world.
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