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In the Watchful City
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Doherty Associates, LLC, Tom & Co
ISBN-10
1250792983
ISBN-13
9781250792983
eBay Product ID (ePID)
9050376794
Product Key Features
Book Title
In the Watchful City
Number of Pages
192 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Science Fiction / Action & Adventure, Science Fiction / Cyberpunk
Publication Year
2021
Genre
Fiction
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.5 in
Item Weight
5.6 Oz
Item Length
7.9 in
Item Width
5.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Reviews
"Beautiful prose, a complex structure, and well-wrought Asian-influenced worldbuilding. . . . This masterful work positions Lu among the vanguard of contemporary futurism and speculative fiction."-- Publishers Weekly, starred review "Lu has built a complex and fascinating world, futuristic and strange."-- Booklist "Stories within stories, possibilities within impossibilities: In the Watchful City is half-tapestry, half-menagerie, adding up to an intricate, transcendent fantasy."--Chuck Wendig "An intricately nested cyberpunk story that perfectly represents the best of the genre while exploring entirely new territory."--Premee Mohamed " In the Watchful City is piercing and precise, threading grief and joy through your heart as it examines the ties that bind people to one another."--Andrea Stewart "A wild, wonderful, dizzying ride I didn't want to end. The worldbuilding is as intricate and intoxicating as the characters are wrenchingly alive. In the Watchful City trumpets the arrival of a major new talent."--Sam J. Miller, "Beautiful prose, a complex structure, and well-wrought Asian-influenced worldbuilding. . . . This masterful work positions Lu among the vanguard of contemporary futurism and speculative fiction."-- Publishers Weekly, starred review, "Beautiful prose, a complex structure, and well-wrought Asian-influenced worldbuilding. . . . This masterful work positions Lu among the vanguard of contemporary futurism and speculative fiction."-- Publishers Weekly, starred review "Stories within stories, possibilities within impossibilities: IN THE WATCHFUL CITY is half-tapestry, half-menagerie, adding up to an intricate, transcendent fantasy."--Chuck Wendig "An intricately nested cyberpunk story that perfectly represents the best of the genre while exploring entirely new territory."--Premee Mohamed " In the Watchful City is piercing and precise, threading grief and joy through your heart as it examines the ties that bind people to one another."--Andrea Stewart "A wild, wonderful, dizzying ride I didn't want to end. The worldbuilding is as intricate and intoxicating as the characters are wrenchingly alive. In the Watchful City trumpets the arrival of a major new talent."--Sam J. Miller, "Beautiful prose, a complex structure, and well-wrought Asian-influenced worldbuilding. . . . This masterful work positions Lu among the vanguard of contemporary futurism and speculative fiction."-- Publishers Weekly, starred review "Lu has built a complex and fascinating world, futuristic and strange."-- Booklist "For those cyberpunks looking for a beautiful fantasy story, this is a truly amazing novella."-- San Francisco Book Review "[A] modern myth, echoing the contemporary without commenting on it directly"-- 4Columns "Lu has crafted an impressive mythos that draws from the traditions and legends of a variety of cultures."-- New Scientist Magazine "Stories within stories, possibilities within impossibilities: In the Watchful City is half-tapestry, half-menagerie, adding up to an intricate, transcendent fantasy."--Chuck Wendig "An intricately nested cyberpunk story that perfectly represents the best of the genre while exploring entirely new territory."--Premee Mohamed " In the Watchful City is piercing and precise, threading grief and joy through your heart as it examines the ties that bind people to one another."--Andrea Stewart "A wild, wonderful, dizzying ride I didn't want to end. The worldbuilding is as intricate and intoxicating as the characters are wrenchingly alive. In the Watchful City trumpets the arrival of a major new talent."--Sam J. Miller, "Beautiful prose, a complex structure, and well-wrought Asian-influenced worldbuilding. . . . This masterful work positions Lu among the vanguard of contemporary futurism and speculative fiction."-- Publishers Weekly, starred review "Stories within stories, possibilities within impossibilities: IN THE WATCHFUL CITY is half-tapestry, half-menagerie, adding up to an intricate, transcendent fantasy."--Chuck Wendig "An intricately nested cyberpunk story that perfectly represents the best of the genre while exploring entirely new territory."--Premee Mohamed " In the Watchful City is piercing and precise, threading grief and joy through your heart as it examines the ties that bind people to one another."--Andrea Stewart, "Beautiful prose, a complex structure, and well-wrought Asian-influenced worldbuilding. . . . This masterful work positions Lu among the vanguard of contemporary futurism and speculative fiction."-- Publishers Weekly, starred review "An intricately nested cyberpunk story that perfectly represents the best of the genre while exploring entirely new territory."--Premee Mohamed " In the Watchful City is piercing and precise, threading grief and joy through your heart as it examines the ties that bind people to one another."--Andrea Stewart
Synopsis
"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?, "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 r world is restricted to what 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-- never before imagined to exist. But such knowledge leaves Anima with a question that throws into doubt r entire purpose: What good is a city if it can't protect its people?
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- e***7 (43)- Feedback left by buyer.Past yearVerified purchaseSmooth transaction, good packaging/shipping, item as described. Thank you! :)The Library Of Legends by Janie Chang Hardcover (2020) BOTM (#393862923336)
- s***s (642)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseGot my Item fast. Thank you.
- 0***m (53)- Feedback left by buyer.Past yearVerified purchaseBook is in amazing condition! Very carefully packed. They really care about the items you order. Would do business with them anytime! Incredibly fast shipping. Seamless transaction. Thank you so much.Thistlefoot: A Novel, Nethercott, Gennarose (#395437837910)