
Some are ancient as myths, and others are as new and destructive as children. In Brooklyn, a politician and mother finds she can hear the songs of her city, pulsing to the beat of her Louboutin heels. In the Bronx, a Lenape gallery director discovers strange graffiti scattered throughout the city, so beautiful and powerful it's as if the paint is literally calling to her.

But he can sense the beating heart of the city, see its history, and feel its power.

In Manhattan, a young grad student gets off the train and realizes he doesn't remember who he is, where he's from, or even his own name.

Jemisin crafts her most incredible novel yet, a "glorious" story of culture, identity, magic, and myths in contemporary New York City. Three-time Hugo Award-winning and New York Times bestselling author N.K.
