
explorer / books · 2021
The City We Became
Published 2020 by Orbit · 437 pages
Hugo · 2021
FinalistNebula · 2021
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Hugo 20216 finalists
N.K. Jemisin on these ballots
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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Details
- Series
- Great Cities · Book 1
- Author nationality
- United States
- ISBN
- 9780316509848












