The City We Became - Limited Edition'A glorious fantasy, set in that most imaginary of cities, New York' Neil Gaiman on THE CITY WE BECAME ' 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 Five New Yorkers must band together to defend their city in the first book of a stunning new

and every reader will find something to relate to in this fascinating collection

Wolf Willeford

Ellwood and Gaunt find fleeting moments of solace in one another

Not least Miss Judy Dimont corkscrew-haired reporter for the local rag

dandy and terribly good secret agent - is feeling his age

designed to fight the century's wars have no wars to fight and are surplus to requirements

Hamilton knows the way to the ruins deep in the Brazilian jungle - and the secret they hold

Yet the sudden impulse to write a story about her mother leads to a shot at literary success

Hearts will break

but they could also turn the tide of history

each hoping to bring back the saviour of the city

Boyd's enthralling stories remind us of his stature as one of contemporary fiction's finest storytellers