A timely and audacious allegorical tale for our times. A big middle finger to Lovercraft with a lot of heart, creativity, smarts and humor. 'The City We Became is a wonderfully inventive love letter to New York City that spans the multiverse. Fierce, poetic, uncompromising.'- Kirkus (starred review) 'A love/hate song to and rallying cry for the author's home of New York. 'The most important speculative writer of her generation.She's that good.'- John Scalzi even those who don't typically read genre fiction.'- Booklist (starred review) 'Some of the most exciting and powerful fantasy writing of today. Harrow, author of The Ten Thousand Doors of January 'The City We Became is a raucous delight, a joyride, a call-to-arms, a revolution with plenty of dancing. 'A love letter, a celebration and an expression of hope and belief that a city and its people can and will stand up to darkness, will stand up to fear, and will, when called to, stand up for each other.' 'Jemisin is now a pillar of speculative fiction, breathtakingly imaginative and narratively bold.'- Entertainment Weekly It's a joyful shout, a reclamation and a call to arms.'- The New York Times 'The City We Became takes a broad-shouldered stand on the side of sanctuary, family and love. It's inclusive in all the best ways, and manages to contain both Borges and Lovecraft in its fabric, but the unique voice and viewpoint are Jemisin's alone.'- Neil Gaiman

'It's a glorious fantasy, set in that most imaginary of cities, New York. One of Vanity Fair's 15 Best Books of 2020 One of TIME Magazine's 100 Must-Read Books of 2020 One of TIME Magazine's 100 Best Fantasy Books of all time Some are ancient as myths, and others are as new and destructive as children. In Brooklyn, a politician and mother finds she can hear the songs of her city, pulsing to the beat of her Louboutin heels.Įvery great city has a soul. In the Bronx, a Lenape gallery director discovers strange graffiti scattered throughout the city, so beautiful and powerful it's as if the paint is literally calling to her. But he can sense the beating heart of the city, see its history, and feel its power. In Manhattan, a young grad student gets off the train and realizes he doesn't remember who he is, where he's from, or even his own name. Jemisin crafts her most incredible novel yet, the first book in The Great Cities Duology, a crackling tale of culture, identity, magic, and myths in contemporary New York City. 'A glorious fantasy.' -Neil Gaiman

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