The Great Cities

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The City We Became Publisher's Summary

Three-time Hugo Award-winning and New York Times best-selling author N.K. Jemisin crafts her most incredible novel yet, a "glorious" story of culture, identity, magic, and myths in contemporary New York City.

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. But he can sense the beating heart of the city, see its history, and feel its power.

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.

In Brooklyn, a politician and mother finds she can hear the songs of her city, pulsing to the beat of her Louboutin heels.

And they're not the only ones.

Every great city has a soul. Some are ancient as myths, and others are as new and destructive as children. New York? She's got six.

For more from N. K. Jemisin, check out:

The Inheritance Trilogy

  • The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms
  • The Broken Kingdoms
  • The Kingdom of God
  • The Inheritance Trilogy (omnibus edition)

"Shades in Shadow: An Inheritance Triptych" (e-only short fiction)

The Awakened Kingdom (e-only novella)

Dreamblood Duology

  • The Killing Moon
  • The Shadowed Sun
  • The Dreamblood Duology (omnibus)

The Broken Earth

The Fifth Season

The Obelisk Gate

The Stone Sky

How Long 'til Black Future Month? (short story collection)

"A glorious fantasy." (Neil Gaiman)

©2020 N. K. Jemisin (P)2020 Orbit
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