The City We Became
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The City We Became is a contemporary fantasy novel by N. K. Jemisin in which New York City’s boroughs are personified as human avatars who must defend the city from a cosmic, otherworldly threat.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
novel
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urban fantasy novel ⓘ |
| author | N. K. Jemisin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| award |
Hugo Award for Best Novel nomination
NERFINISHED
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Locus Award nomination NERFINISHED ⓘ Nebula Award for Best Novel nomination NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralConcept | personified city avatars ⓘ |
| centralConflict | defense of New York City from an otherworldly threat ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| coverArtist | Lauren Panepinto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| criticalReception | generally positive reviews ⓘ |
| followedBy | The World We Make NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
contemporary fantasy
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fantasy ⓘ urban fantasy ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | N. K. Jemisin’s short story "The City Born Great" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isbn | 978-0316509848 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person ⓘ |
| notableElement |
Lovecraftian influences
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cosmic horror elements ⓘ |
| notableFor | personification of New York City’s boroughs as human avatars ⓘ |
| pageCount | approximately 448 ⓘ |
| positionInSeries | first book ⓘ |
| protagonist |
Bronx avatar
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Brooklyn avatar ⓘ Manhattan avatar ⓘ Queens avatar ⓘ Staten Island avatar ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 2020 ⓘ |
| publisher | Orbit Books NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| series | The Great Cities NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
Brooklyn
NERFINISHED
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Manhattan NERFINISHED ⓘ New York City ⓘ Queens NERFINISHED ⓘ Staten Island NERFINISHED ⓘ The Bronx NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult ⓘ |
| theme |
community solidarity
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gentrification ⓘ identity ⓘ racism ⓘ urban life ⓘ xenophobia ⓘ |
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