When Matt gets off the subway in Manhattan, he realizes he doesn't exactly know where he is or worse, who he is. He's a graduate student, newly arrived in the city but he is dizzy and something seems to be happening. New York residents step up to help him and he finds himself in a Checker cab heading to his new apartment. He doesn't know much but he's sure he shouldn't be seeing a huge monster on the Long Island Expressway with waving white tentacles. Somehow he knows how to fight it off but what next?
What's next is more than anyone could expect. It turns out that cities are alive and something is trying to kill New York. Furthermore, Matt has somehow been chosen as the avatar for Manhattan. There are other avatars, one for each borough. There's a community organizer, an art galley owner, another poor graduate student who is also an immigrant and a young girl whose father is a policeman. Somehow they must unite and fight off the threat to the city. Can they band together in time to save the city?
This is the first book in N.K. Jemisin's newest trilogy. It is a madcap adventure which emphasizes the need for all races and ages to come together to create a world in which everyone's talents and skills are valued. Some may find the analogies a bit heavyhanded but the point is well taken in today's world; without each other we are doomed. This book is recommended for readers of science fiction.
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