The City Born Great

The City Born Great

N. K. Jemisin

First published 2016Original language EN

7.97.9 / 10
Score out of 1060 ratingsConfidence 29%: this much of the score is the readers’ own

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About the book

In this standalone short story, New York City is about to go through a few changes. Like all great metropolises before it, when a city gets big enough, old enough, it must be born; but there are ancient enemies who cannot tolerate new life. Thus New York will live or die by the efforts of a reluctant midwife...and how well he can learn to sing the city's mighty song. The City Born Great is a Tor.com Original. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

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Reading order · Great Cities

Full order & progress →
Score per volume3 volumes on a timeline, 2016 to 2022 · Best-rated volume: The World We Make
  1. The City Born Great
    The City Born Great2016 · 60 ratingsThis book
    7.97.9 / 10
  2. The City We Became
    The City We Became2020 · 548 ratingsStart here
    7.87.8 / 10
  3. The World We Make
    The World We Make2022 · 149 ratings
    8.08.0 / 10

Where the score comes from

The sources average 7.8 across 60 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 29% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Fantasy average of 8.0. That is how 7.9 comes out.

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Hardcover7.860 100%

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