In the watchful city / S. Qiouyi Lu.
Record details
- ISBN: 1250792983
- ISBN: 9781250792983
- ISBN: 9781250792983 : PAP
- ISBN: 1250792983 : PAP
- ISBN: 9781250792983
- ISBN: 1250792983
- ISBN: 9781250792983
- Physical Description: 191 pages ; 21 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Tordotcom, 2021.
- Copyright: ©2021
Content descriptions
General Note: | "A Tom Doherty Associates book." |
Summary, etc.: | "The city of Ora is watching. Anima is an extrasensory human tasked with surveilling and protecting Ora's citizens via a complex living network called the Gleaming. Although ær world is restricted to what æ can see and experience through the Gleaming, Anima takes pride and comfort in keeping Ora safe from harm. When a mysterious outsider enters the city carrying a cabinet of curiosities from around with the world with a story attached to each item, Anima's world expands beyond the borders of Ora to places--and possibilities--æ never before imagined to exist. But such knowledge leaves Anima with a question that throws into doubt ær entire purpose: What good is a city if it can't protect its people?"-- FantasticFiction.com. |
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Subject: | Cities and towns > Fiction. Cities and towns > Protection > Fiction. Extrasensory perception > Fiction. Curiosities and wonders > Fiction. |
Genre: | Science fiction. Fantasy fiction. |
Available copies
- 3 of 3 copies available at Bibliomation. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Woodbury Public Library.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Woodbury Public Library | SF LU (Text) | 34018140192016 | Adult Science Fiction | Available | - |
In the Watchful City
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Summary
In the Watchful City
"This masterful work positions Lu among the vanguard of contemporary futurism and speculative fiction."-- Publishers Weekly, starred review In the tradition of Italo Calvino's Invisible Cities , debut author S. Qiouyi Lu has written a multifaceted story of borders, power, diaspora, and transformation with In the Watchful City . The city of Ora is watching. Anima is an extrasensory human tasked with surveilling and protecting Ora's citizens via a complex living network called the Gleaming. Although ær world is restricted to what æ can see and experience through the Gleaming, Anima takes pride and comfort in keeping Ora safe from harm. When a mysterious outsider enters the city carrying a cabinet of curiosities from around with the world with a story attached to each item, Anima's world expands beyond the borders of Ora to places--and possibilities--æ never before imagined to exist. But such knowledge leaves Anima with a question that throws into doubt ær entire purpose: What good is a city if it can't protect its people?