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Five New Yorkers must come together in order to defend their city in the first book of a stunning new series by Hugo award-winning and NYT 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.
At this point I think I’ll pretty much read anything Jemisin puts out, she’s just that great of a writer. This one looks especially good though and I’m really looking forward to it! I love stories that take a city and sort of make them a character and that looks like what Jemisin has done here so I’m excited for this one. The City We Became comes out March 26th, 2020 from Orbit.
Way Too Fantasy 
I can’t wait either and I saw the Goldsboro edition yesterday and that made my wallet weep slightly.
LOL I haven’t seen any special editions of it but I bet they’re amazing.
This book sounds so good! I can’t wait to read it!
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I’m very excited for it.
This sounds good – I might try this, I’ve never caught up with her other series and have only read one book – which I really did enjoy, but once you get behind with things they start to feel insurmountable. This could be a whole new starting point
Lynn 😀
Yeah, I know what you mean. I made a point last year to read the two Broken Earth sequels–no regrets, they were great books. I still need to finish one of her other series I’ve started though… This one would be great for a fresh start, I think!
I agree. This book looks really good! I have yet to read anything N. K. Jemisin but everything by her ends up on my TBR. I hope this is one I will read (and I just put in a request for the eARC – fingers crossed!).
I’ve really liked everything I’ve read by her so far. She’s not afraid to go to some weird places which I LOVE so I can’t wait to see what she’s done here. Good luck!
Yeah this is definitely the year I’ll read something by her. My excitement about her books has grown a lot this last year but I don’t seem to act on it. Yet. Thanks!
Yes! The Goldsboro edition just went on sale and I’m debating whether to buy it or not. It has bright green sprayed edges🤩
Oooh, sprayed edges!
I love this concept on its own merit, and with Jemisin writing it, I’m sold. Definitely stalking this one!
Yeah to both of those, I think this is going to be an amazing read.
This is definitely on my watchlist! I kinda fell off her Broken Earth series, even though I was enjoying it…I think towards the end of the second book things got a bit too abstract and I never got around to picking up book 3. But her take on sci-fi could be interesting!
Oh things definitely got abstract in that series. I did still love it though. I can’t wait to see what she’s done with this one.
Agreed- Jemisin is a genius! I am really curious about this because the short story it was based on felt so experimental – and I ultimately had mixed feelings about it. I want to love it though.
She can definitely be experimental, I think some of the stuff in Broken Earth was kind of out there too. I think that’s one of the things I appreciate about her writing.