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The World We Make: A Novel (The Great Cities, 2)

N. K. Jemisin

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Four-time Hugo Award-winning and _New York Times_ bestselling author N.K. Jemisin crafts a glorious tale of identity, resistance, magic and myth.

All is not well in the city that never sleeps. Even though the avatars of New York City 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.

N.K. Jemisin’s Great Cities Duology, which began with _The City We Became_ and concludes with _The World We Make_, is a masterpiece of speculative fiction from one of the most important writers of her generation.

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💌 for business/sponsorship inquiries please contact eric@smallscreenmarketing.com
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🤍 how do you pronounce your name?
\- my name is Jananie—pronounced JEN-nah-nee (like a knee!)

🤍 what's your background/ethnicity/etc?
\- both my parents are Sri Lankan Tamil, and I was born and raised in Canada!

🤍 what is your job?
\- aside from youtube I also work in product marketing!

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\- my name is Jananie—pronounced JEN-nah-nee (like a knee!)

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\- aside from youtube I also work in product marketing!

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