Three-timeHugoAwardwinnerandNYTbestsellingauthorN.K.Jemisinchallengesanddelightsreaderswiththought-provokingnarrativesofdestruction,rebirth,andredemptionthatsharplyexaminemodernsocietyinherfirstcollectionofshortfiction,whichincludesnever-before-seenstories.“Marvelousandwide-ranging.“--LosAngelesTimes“Gorgeous“--NPRBooks“Breathtakinglyimaginativeandnarrativelybold.“--EntertainmentWeeklySpiritshauntthefloodedstreetsofNewOrleansintheaftermathofHurricaneKatrina.Inaparalleluniverse,autopiansocietywatchesourworld,tryingtolearnfromourmistakes.AblackmotherintheJimCrowSouthmustsaveherdaughterfromafeyofferingimpossiblepromises.AndintheHugoaward-nominatedshortstory“TheCityBornGreat,“ayoungstreetkidfightstogivebirthtoanoldmetropolis’ssoul.
