The City We Became

Every series I've read so far by Jemisin is very different, that is, they have very different types of fantasy. This book is urban-weird, Lovecraftian, while turning the tables on HPL's racist writing. It takes place in our present, in New York City and there is a creature from another dimension that is trying to destroy the city before it can be born into a life of its own. Yes, very strange. It confronts racism, homophobia, and xenophobia in general in most interesting ways. I really liked this book, and believe it deserves its nominations for the Hugo, the Nebula, and assorted others for this year. It's the first of a trilogy called the Great Cities trilogy and I really look forward to seeing where she takes it.

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