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The City We Became

by N. K. Jemisin

Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel · 2021 · WinnerLocus Award for Best Fantasy Novel · 2019 · Shortlist
OrbitsffISBN 9780316509848

Award History

AwardYearStatus
Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel2021Winner
Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel2019Shortlist

About This Book

Five New Yorkers must come together as avatars of their boroughs to defend New York City—which is being born as a living entity—against an ancient evil that wants to prevent every city from becoming itself.

About the Author

N.K. Jemisin is an American science fiction and fantasy author who won three consecutive Hugo Awards for Best Novel—for The Fifth Season, The Obelisk Gate, and The Stone Sky—making her the first author to win in three consecutive years for a trilogy. She also won the Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel for The Stone Sky (2018) and The City We Became (2021). Read more →

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