The Great Cities: The City We Became : A Novel (Series #1) (Hardcover)

from setnahkt

N.K. Jemisin is famous/infamous for being the first person to win the science fiction Hugo Award three years in a row, for each book of her Broken Earth trilogy. The infamous part came when a group calling themselves “The Sick Puppies” attempted to “game” the awards, complaining that they had bec...

from booklove2

The perfect book to land when the world just happens to be dealing with a global pandemic and massive protesting of racism. This book just FITS RIGHT NOW. It reminds me of a combination of Neil Gaiman (Neverwhere, American Gods), China Mieville (The City & the City, The Last Days of New Paris, pr...

from Lavender3

I have never been to new york. I want to visit would never live there. but this book made me interested. In the boroughs and culture of the state. I will never go to staten island. She was the worst avatar. I wasn't sure if she was just white, white-passing, or biracial. She knew loads about her ...

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Ambitious, fun, and very hard on Staten Island! In NYC's various boroughs, five people awaken to their roles as avatars for the city. They are joined by the race to make the city's split soul whole before a powerful interdimensional enemy devours it and dooms it to oblivion, erasing it from histo...

from selia

I love contemporary urban fantasy and this is amazing! Cannot wait for more books in the series!