Name: The World We Make
Rating: 4.1875 (8 reviews)
ISBN: 9780316509916

N. K. Jemisin

Three-time Hugo Award-winning and New York Times bestselling author N.K. Jemisin crafts “a glorious fantasy” (Neil Gaiman) — a story of culture, identity, magic, and myths in contemporary New York City, that began with The City We Became.

The World We Make

Krys C

In the months since Padmini becane Queens, she has often contemplated whether there are human embodiments for other existential concepts. If all it tajes is enough human minds sharing space and thought, then why aren't there human embodiments of countries, races, and subcultures? Many religions incorporate the concepts of an avatar, but shouldn't even the ones that don't still spawn a few? Why don't sport teams have avatars? Why isn't Gritty immortal and magical by now? Because if the same thing can happen for any concept, then Aishwarya is surely the human embodiment of a tropical cyclone. Padmini feels increasingly certain of this. 

Three-time Hugo Award-winning and New York Times bestselling author N.K. Jemisin crafts "a glorious fantasy" (Neil Gaiman) - a story of culture, identity, magic, and myths in contemporary New York City, in the final book of the Great Cities Duology. Every great city has a soul. A human avatar that embodies their city's heart and wields its magic. New York? She's got six. But all is not well in the city that never sleeps. Though Brooklyn, Manny, Bronca, Venezia, Padmini, and Neek have temporarily managed to stop the Woman in White from invading--and destroying the entire universe in the process--the mysterious capital "E" Enemy has more subtle powers at her disposal. A new candidate for mayor wielding the populist rhetoric of gentrification, xenophobia, and "law and order" may have what it takes to change the very nature of New York itself and take it down from the inside. In order to defeat him, and the Enemy who holds his purse strings, the avatars will have to join together with the other Great Cities of the world in order to bring her down for good and protect their world from complete destruction. The Great Cities Duology The City We Became The World We Make

A story about cities and the stories they weave, this sequel was a lot of fun but did feel rushed at the end. I loved getting to know the different embodiments of New York City and love the concept of metaphorical concepts coming to life. A really easy fun read. 

The World We Make

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