ISBN: 1250792991 9781250792990

Category: Fiction / Science Fiction / Cyberpunk

Page count: 194

<p> <b>"This masterful work positions Lu among the vanguard of contemporary futurism and speculative fiction."— <i>Publishers Weekly, </i>starred review <br> In the tradition of Italo Calvino's <i>Invisible Cities</i>, debut author S. Qiouyi Lu has written a multifaceted story of borders, power, diaspora, and transformation with <i>In the Watchful City</i>. <br> The city of Ora is watching.</b> <br> 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. <br> 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? <br> At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.</p>