The World We Make: A Novel (The Great Cities, 2)

Four-time Hugo Award-winning and New York Times bestselling author N.K. Jemisin crafts a glorious tale of identity, resistance, magic and myth.

All is not well in the city that never sleeps. Even though the avatars of New York City have temporarily managed to stop the Woman in White from invading--and destroying the entire universe in the process--the mysterious capital "E" Enemy has more subtle powers at her disposal. A new candidate for mayor wielding the populist rhetoric of gentrification, xenophobia, and "law and order" may have what it takes to change the very nature of New York itself and take it down from the inside.

In order to defeat him, and the Enemy who holds his purse strings, the avatars will have to join together with the other Great Cities of the world in order to bring her down for good and protect their world from complete destruction.

N.K. Jemisin's Great Cities Duology, which began with The City We Became and concludes with The World We Make, is a masterpiece of speculative fiction from one of the most important writers of her generation.

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Published Nov 1, 2022

400 pages

Average rating: 7.81

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blewballoon

Nov 21, 2024

8/10 stars

I may revisit this rating. As I said for the first book in the series, the writing and plot often follow the rule of "subtlety is for cowards" which both works and doesn't for me. Like the author's note at the end mentions, the unfortunate events in reality make the book more painful to read even though I think this sequel overall had more hopefulness (that sometimes feels like alternate reality wish fulfillment) than the first.

Michele Karsk

Mar 13, 2024

8/10 stars

I listened to the audiobook. They used a lot of background music and audio effects. I don't always like that, and I didn't here. I liked the sequel a little less than The City We Became. I love the idea of the personification of a city. I'm not, however, in love with New York and I'm a little tired of it being a character in so many novels, although not normally this literal. I feel like the book, much like the characters within it, needs that love and familiarity with New York to truly connect with its chapters. I was also left unsatisfied with some of the character arcs. Although Robin Miles is one of my favorite narrators and I couldn't imagine listening to another narrator for an N K Jemison novel, there were a few times when accents slipped during read dialogue and I was pulled momentarily from the story. Overall this story filled in the holes of its predecessor and was a fun listen.

Kperkins87

May 19, 2023

10/10 stars

Excellent follow-up! I was worried a bit, thinking it would be rushed, etc. since it was cut short from a Trilogy to a Duology. But, that's not what N.K. delivered at all, she still took her time and closed out this story perfectly. My only hope is that someday we get to have this brought to life on the big screen.

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