Blackfish City is a compelling dystopian thriller.' - The Guardian 'Blackfish City feels like a place I've never seen in a story before, but I came away feeling as though I'd lived there forever. Miller excels at depicting a metropolis bursting at the seams and populated by both refugees and the elite. An immediate page-turner.' - The Advocate 'Vividly brought to life. gripping novel full of vivid descriptions, compelling characters, timely urgency, and thrilling action. We tend to label almost any future city as dystopian, but the term hardly does justice to Miller's complex society.' - Chicago Tribune 'Delightful. An action-packed science fiction thriller.' - Washington Post 'Miller's poetic prose gives this dystopian story a taut, lyrical edge.' - Entertainment Weekly 'Impressive. The book thrills with its meticulous world-building while also providing great characters, inclusive representation, and hard-hitting themes.' - Entertainment Weekly, Best of 2018 So Far 'An urgent tale imploring us to look at the ties between technology, race, gender and class privilege. Rendered in poetic interludes., 'Immersive sci-fi with a poetic edge. Miller has crafted a thriller that unflinchingly examines the ills of urban capitalism. Blackfish City is a remarkably urgent-and ultimately very hopeful-novel about political corruption, organized crime, technology run amok, the consequences of climate change, gender identity, and the unifying power of human connection.Īn ambitious, imaginative, and big-hearted dystopian ensemble.

By banding together to save their city before it crumbles under the weight of its own decay, they will learn shocking truths about themselves. The 'orcamancer,' as she's known, very subtly brings together four people-each living on the periphery-to stage unprecedented acts of resistance. When a strange new visitor arrives-a woman riding an orca, with a polar bear at her side-the city is entranced. The city's denizens have become accustomed to a roughshod new way of living, however, the city is starting to fray along the edges-crime and corruption have set in, the contradictions of incredible wealth alongside direst poverty are spawning unrest, and a new disease called 'the breaks' is ravaging the population. 'One of the most intriguing future cities in years.' -Charlie Jane Anders 'Simmers with menace and heartache, suspense and wonder.' -Ann Leckie A Best Book of the Month in Entertainment Weekly The Washington Post Tor.com B&N Sci-Fi Fantasy Blog Amazon After the climate wars, a floating city is constructed in the Arctic Circle, a remarkable feat of mechanical and social engineering, complete with geothermal heating and sustainable energy.

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