It's inclusive in all the best ways, and manages to contain both Borges and Lovecraft in its fabric, but the unique voice and viewpoint are Jemisin's alone.' ? Neil Gaiman ' The City We Became takes a broad-shouldered stand on the side of sanctuary, family and love. A ray of hope in a dark time.'- Kirkus, Praise for The City We Became : 'It's a glorious fantasy, set in that most imaginary of cities, New York. Perhaps the possibility of confronting those problems head-on might serve as inspiration for all of us facing variants of this issue in the real world and help us model ourselves after Jemisin's characterization of New Yorkers: tough, nasty, but ultimately kind people who defend their own while embracing newcomers into their midst.

'Jemisin brings her living-city saga to a satisfying conclusion, maintaining a sense of energy and excitement throughout.'- Booklist, 'It's cathartic to imagine fighting these slippery, inimical forces with magic, to believe for a moment that some complex problems have direct solutions-that passion, faith, and the will to fight can make miracles happen. The Great Cities Duology The City We Became The World We Make 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. Three-time Hugo Award-winning and New York Times bestselling author N.K.

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