![]() This being aims to devour the fledgling consciousness before it can reach anything like maturity.Īs the novel opens, New York has woken. When a city awakens, the process of doing so calls a peculiar being from another dimension. ![]() ![]() Cities, in this mythology, “awaken.” They have done so throughout history. The conceit of the book is that cities have personalities and that these personalities have avatars that defend them from an alien cosmic force. (I only realized it was a series after finishing book one) It should be stressed that the events of The City We Became are more or less entirely self-contained, they just fit into a wider world tapestry. Set in modern-day New York, The City We Became is the first book in the “Great Cities” series. It’s a wonderful wonderful book and, in a year that was been excellent for fiction, I’m sure it’s going to finish as my top choice in the GeekDad end-of-year round-up. The City We Became is everything I wanted it to be and more. I love Jemisin’s other works, but perhaps I should leave this urban fantasy alone? ![]() These are two authors that are acclaimed and adored but leave me a little cold. ![]() What can I say about The City We Became? I wanted to read it because I love New York City, but I was a little worried because of comparisons to Neil Gaiman and China Mieville. ![]()
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