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N. K. Jemisin

Three-time Hugo Award winner and NYT bestselling author N. K. Jemisin challenges and delights readers with thought-provoking narratives of destruction, rebirth, and redemption that sharply examine modern society in her first collection of short fiction, which includes never-before-seen stories."Marvelous and wide-ranging." -- Los Angeles Times"Gorgeous" -- NPR Books"Breathtakingly imaginative and narratively bold." -- Entertainment WeeklySpirits haunt the flooded streets of New Orleans in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. In a parallel universe, a utopian society watches our world, trying to learn from our mistakes. A black mother in the Jim Crow South must save her daughter from a fey offering impossible promises. And in the Hugo award-nominated short story "The City Born Great," a young street kid fights to give birth to an old metropolis's soul.

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Author

N. K. Jemisin

Pages

416

Publisher

Orbit

Published Date

2018-11-27

ISBN

0316491357 9780316491358

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"This is a collection of sci-fi/fantasy short stories that also cover societal topics!!! I think it’s a must read!!!"

Dana B.

"MUST LISTEN TO THIS ON AUDIOBOOK! The narrators were incredible for each of the short stories. I’ve never been a short story fan, I don’t think I’ve ever made it through a full collection, but I was enthralled with every one of these stories.<br/><br/>And OMG it was so cool to listen to the short stories that The Broken Earth series and The Dreamblood Duology we’re born out of! If you like N.K. Jemisin then you’ll love this collection."

Reading into the Void

"I am new to the science fiction/fantasy genre and I am so happy that I picked up this book. It is amazing. I feel like I am definitely a huge fan of these genres after experiencing the many unique stories in this book. I definitely recommend this book to genre newcomers as well as those who are versed in the genres but want to experience a black author's perspective. I haven't read enough science fiction/fantasy to know if the author being black makes her perspectives unique per se but as a black person, I will say that the topics, the cities, the characters and their perspectives are familiar. I just loved this and recommend 100%."