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The City We Became

N.K. Jemisin

Published 2020 by Orbit · 437 pages

Hugo · 2021

Finalist

Nebula · 2021

Finalist
Science Fantasy

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12 award entries · 7 books · 4 wins · 2011–2021

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Synopsis

New York City has come alive — literally. Five New Yorkers, each embodying one of the city's five boroughs, must come together to defend their city against an ancient cosmic evil that threatens to destroy it. But first they have to find each other, and not everyone wants to be saved.

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Urban Fantasy
Race & EthnicityColonialism & Empire

Details

Series
Great Cities · Book 1
Author nationality
United States
ISBN
9780316509848