It's a glorious fantasy, set in that most imaginary of cities, New York.

a science-fiction/fantasy GOAT.- GQ on The City We BecameĪs raw and vibrant as the city itself.- Library Journal on The City We Became Fierce, poetic, uncompromising.- Kirkus (starred review) on The City We BecameĪs always, Jemisin's writing is visionary and immersive. NPR on The City We BecameĪ love/hate song to and rallying cry for the author's home of New York. Shelf Awareness on The City We BecameĪ 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. It's a joyful shout, a reclamation and a call to arms.- The New York TimesĪ fierce, opinionated vision of a storied metropolis facing down existential threats.

The City We Became takes a broad-shouldered stand on the side of sanctuary, family and love. Harrow, author of The Ten Thousand Doors of January on The City We Became The City We Became is a raucous delight, a joyride, a call-to-arms, a revolution with plenty of dancing. The City We Became is a masterpiece of eldritch urban fantasy.- Buzzfeed News The Great Cities Duology The City We Became In order to defeat him, and the Enemy who holds his purse strings, the avatars will have to join together with the other Great Cities of the world in order to bring her down for good and protect their world from complete destruction. A new candidate for mayor wielding the populist rhetoric of gentrification, xenophobia, and 'law and order' may have what it takes to change the very nature of New York itself and take it down from the inside. Though Brooklyn, Manny, Bronca, Venezia, Padmini, and Neek have temporarily managed to stop the Woman in White from invading-and destroying the entire universe in the process-the mysterious capital 'E' Enemy has more subtle powers at her disposal. But all is not well in the city that never sleeps. A human avatar that embodies their city's heart and wields its magic.

Jemisin crafts 'a glorious fantasy' (Neil Gaiman) - a story of culture, identity, magic, and myths in contemporary New York City, in the final book of the Great Cities Duology.Įvery great city has a soul.

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