![]() Tennal is a reader, capable of reading minds and navigating the chaos of space, which makes him an extremely valuable military asset as a potential pilot. The irreverent aristocrat Tennal Halkana is in hiding, desperate to avoid his aunt and her military cronies so he can escape being forcibly conscripted into the military. This politically and emotionally charged space opera takes place in the same universe as Winter’s Orbit but can be read as a stand-alone. ![]() Margaret Kingsbury Orbit Ocean's Echo by Everina Maxwell This riveting and powerful urban fantasy duology is masterfully written. Neek senses that the enemy has a far bigger agenda than last time and that they’ll need every city to help if they have any hope of survival and of saving NYC. Meanwhile, Manny begins to visit the avatars in other cities, hoping to convince them to convene a council and help NYC. ![]() Brooklyn decides to run against the Republican candidate, but she needs everyone’s help to succeed. It’s clear that NYC is once again under attack. ![]() Padmini is on the receiving end of an anti-Asian attack manipulated by those familiar white tentacles, a racist rally lands Brooklyn’s daughter in the hospital, and a Republican mayoral candidate whose rallying cry is “Make New York Great Again” stirs hate groups into a frenzy. However, a series of events makes NYC’s avatars realize that the threat may be much bigger than the Woman in White. New York City’s avatars thought they had mostly defeated the Woman in White, though her presence still looms over Staten Island. The conclusion to Jemisin’s Great Cities duology is a searing commentary on present-day politics as manipulated by a primordial evil. ![]()
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