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Book SynopsisHugo award-winning and New York Times bestselling author N. K. Jemisin sharply examines modern society in her first short story collection.
''The most celebrated science fiction and fantasy writer of her generation... Jemisin seems able to do just about everything''
NEW YORK TIMES
''Smart, sharp and very, very timely''
I NEWSPAPER
''An important collection by a rising star''
GUARDIAN
''Jemisin is now a pillar of speculative fiction, breathtakingly imaginative and narratively bold''
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY
''The most critically acclaimed author in contemporary science fiction and fantasy''
GQ
''One line from [Jemisin''s introduction] has tattooed itself on my mind, a sort of manifesto for her ongoing work and all the fiction I love: ''Now I am bolder, and angrier, and more joyful.'' I felt, after reading these stories, that I was too''
NPR BOOKS
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Trade Review
Smart, sharp and very, very timely -- i newspaper
An important collection by a rising star -- Guardian
The most celebrated science fiction and fantasy writer of her generation... Jemisin seems able to do just about everything -- NEW YORK TIMES
Jemisin is now a pillar of speculative fiction, breathtakingly imaginative and narratively bold -- ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY
Jemisin's phenomenal success has been something like an earthquake ripping through the traditional order of fantasy itself -- NEW YORK/VULTURE
The most critically acclaimed author in contemporary science fiction and fantasY -- GQ
Marvelous and wide-ranging -- LOS ANGELES TIMES
One line from [Jemisin's introduction] has tattooed itself on my mind, a sort of manifesto for her ongoing work and all the fiction I love: 'Now I am bolder, and angrier, and more joyful.' I felt, after reading these stories, that I was too -- NPR BOOKS
N. K. Jemisin is a powerhouse of speculative fiction. So, obviously, you need to read this new short story collection -- BUSTLE
Read her books-they're probably better than whatever else you were going to read nexT -- LITERARY HUB