{"product_id":"in-the-watchful-city-9781250792983","title":"In the Watchful City","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis 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\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  r world is restricted to what   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--  never before imagined to exist. But such knowledge leaves Anima with a question that throws into doubt  r entire purpose: What good is a city if it can't protect its people?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Tordotcom\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/31\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250792983\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/19\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2021 pg. 38\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"S. Qiouyi Lu","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40649329836213,"sku":"9781250792983","price":12.74,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_a1fb3aee-cb1a-4fac-a24c-1230eaf27d99.jpg?v=1627965253","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/in-the-watchful-city-9781250792983","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}