![]() ![]() Definitely one of the best of 2021 – possibly even of the new decade. ![]() I got to read this early, and it’s one of the most beautiful things I’ve read in years. As Anima’s world expands beyond the borders of Ora to places-and possibilities-æ never before imagined to exist, æ finds ærself asking a question that throws into doubt ær entire purpose: What good is a city if it can’t protect its people? 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 all harm.Īll that changes when a mysterious visitor enters the city carrying a cabinet of curiosities from around the world, with a story attached to each item. Anima is one of the cloistered extrasensory humans tasked with watching over Ora's citizens. The city of Ora uses a complex living network called the Gleaming to surveil its inhabitants and maintain harmony. In the Watchful City explores borders, power, diaspora, and transformation in an Asian-inspired mosaic novella that melds the futurism of Lavie Tidhar’s Central Station with the magical wonder of Catherynne M. Representation: Asian-coded cast, Nonbinary MCs who use neopronouns, disabled trans PoV character, sapphic PoV character, F/F or wlw Genres: Queer Protagonists, Science Fantasy ![]()
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