The City in the Middle of the Night

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The City in the Middle of the Night is a science fiction novel by Charlie Jane Anders set on a tidally locked planet, exploring themes of social inequality, alien communication, and the reshaping of human society.

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instanceOf novel
science fiction novel
author Charlie Jane Anders NERFINISHED
awardNomination Arthur C. Clarke Award NERFINISHED
Hugo Award for Best Novel NERFINISHED
Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel NERFINISHED
Nebula Award for Best Novel NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
coverArtist Will Staehle NERFINISHED
explores communication across species boundaries
conflict between tradition and change
human adaptation to extreme environments
feature cities on day and night sides of planet
rigidly stratified societies
telepathic communication with aliens
featuresSpecies crocodiles
followsWork All the Birds in the Sky NERFINISHED
genre science fiction
hasFormat audiobook
ebook
hardcover
paperback
hasGoodreadsID 37534659
hasISBN 9780765379962
language English
literaryStyle character-driven
speculative
mainCharacter Alyssa NERFINISHED
Mouth
Sophie NERFINISHED
market North American market
UK market
narrativePerspective multiple viewpoint characters
pageCount 368
publicationDate 2019
publisher Titan Books NERFINISHED
Tor Books NERFINISHED
publisherImprint Tor NERFINISHED
setting tidally locked planet
structure divided into multiple parts
theme alien communication
authoritarianism
friendship
otherness
reshaping of human society
revolution
social inequality

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