{"product_id":"in-the-watchful-city","title":"In the Watchful City","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eIn the Watchful City\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eS Qiouyi Lu\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9781250792983\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eTor.com\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e2021\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003ePaperback\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eNew from the publisher\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"This masterful work positions Lu among the vanguard of contemporary futurism and speculative fiction.\"--\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly, \u003c\/i\u003estarred review \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the tradition of Italo Calvino's \u003ci\u003eInvisible Cities\u003c\/i\u003e, debut author S. Qiouyi Lu has written a multifaceted story of borders, power, diaspora, and transformation with \u003ci\u003eIn the Watchful City\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe city of Ora is watching. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnima is an extrasensory human tasked with surveilling and protecting Ora's citizens via a complex living network called the Gleaming. Although ær world is restricted to what æ can see and experience through the Gleaming, Anima takes pride and comfort in keeping Ora safe from harm. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen a mysterious outsider enters the city carrying a cabinet of curiosities from around with the world with a story attached to each item, Anima's world expands beyond the borders of Ora to places--and possibilities--æ never before imagined to exist. But such knowledge leaves Anima with a question that throws into doubt ær entire purpose: What good is a city if it can't protect its people?\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Tor.com","offers":[{"title":"In the Watchful City | S Qiouyi Lu | Paperback | 9781250792983 | New | Sci-Fi \u0026 Fantasy 1466231","offer_id":50762928587010,"sku":"1466231","price":29.77,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0609\/3327\/5906\/files\/91DL81qlVBL.jpg?v=1792059116","url":"https:\/\/boswellsbooks.com\/products\/in-the-watchful-city","provider":"Boswell's Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}