The City We Became - Award-Winning Urban Fantasy Novel by N.K. Jemisin | Perfect for Book Clubs & Sci-Fi Fans | Explore Diverse Cityscapes & Social Themes

Five New Yorkers must band together to defend their city in the first book of a stunning new series by Hugo award-winning and New York Times 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.