'A glorious fantasy, set in that most imaginary of cities, New York' Neil Gaiman

'The most celebrated science fiction and fantasy writer of her generation... Jemisin seems able to do just about everything' NEW YORK TIMES

Five New Yorkers must band together to defend their city in the first book of a stunning new series by Hugo award-winning and New York Times bestselling author N.K. Jemisin. Every city has a soul.

Some are as ancient as myths, and others are as new and destructive as children. New York City? She's got five. But every city also has a dark side.

A roiling, ancient evil stirs beneath the earth, threatening to destroy the city and her five protectors unless they can come together and stop it once and for all.