The City We Became by N K Jemisin
'A glorious fantasy' Neil Gaiman 'The most celebrated science fiction and fantasy writer of her generation . . . Jemisin seems able to do just about everything' NEW YORK TIMES 'Jemisin is now a pillar of speculative fiction, breathtakingly imaginative and narratively bold' ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY ***Winner of Best Fantasy at the Audie Awards*** ***Winner of the BSFA Award for Best Novel*** ***Shortlisted for the Hugo Awards*** ***Nominated for the Nebula Awards*** Five New Yorkers must band together to defend their city in the first book of a stunning new series by multi Hugo award-winning and New York Times bestselling author N. K. Jemisin. Every city has a soul. Some are as ancient as myths, and others are as new and destructive as children. New York City? She's got five. But every city also has a dark side. A roiling, ancient evil stirs beneath the earth, threatening to destroy the city and her five protectors unless they can come together and stop it once and for all. 'The most critically acclaimed author in contemporary science fiction and fantasy' GQ 'N. K. Jemisin is a powerhouse of speculative fiction' BUSTLE Also by N. K. Jemisin: The Inheritance trilogy The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms The Broken Kingdoms The Kingdom of Gods The Dreamblood Duology The Killing Moon The Shadowed Sun
Jemisin is now a pillar of speculative fiction, breathtakingly imaginative and narratively boldOne of the most celebrated new voices in epic fantasyArguably the most important speculative writer of her generation. . She's that goodThe most celebrated science fiction and fantasy writer of her generation... Jemisin seems able to do just about everythingN. K. Jemisin is a powerhouse of speculative fictionThe most critically acclaimed author in contemporary science fiction and fantasy
N. K. Jemisin is the first author in history to win three consecutive Best Novel Hugo Awards, for her Broken Earth trilogy. She is a MacArthur 2020 Genius Grant Fellow. Her work has won the Nebula and Locus Awards, and the first book in her current Great Cities trilogy, The City We Became, is a New York Times bestseller. Among other critical work, she was formerly the speculative book reviewer at the New York Times. In her spare time she's a gamer and gardener, responsible for saving the world from Ozymandias, her dangerously intelligent ginger cat, and his destructive sidekick Magpie. Essays and fiction excerpts are available at nkjemisin.com.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780356512662 |
| ISBN 10 | 0356512665 |
| Title | The City We Became |
| Author | N K Jemisin |
| Series | The Great Cities Trilogy |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Year published | 2020-03-26 |
| Number of pages | 448 |
| Prizes | Winner of British Science Fiction Association Awards 2021 (UK) |
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