Description
In a city where safety is maintained by an intricate living network, Anima—an extrasensory guardian—watches over Ora’s citizens with unwavering precision. When a mysterious outsider arrives with a cabinet of curiosities, each object bearing its own story, Anima is forced to confront what lies beyond the city’s carefully controlled boundaries. As the Gleaming’s reach expands, so do the questions of identity, trust, and the cost of protection when the world refuses to stay contained. Blending speculative wonder with a keen sense of atmosphere, this novel by S. Qiouyi Lu explores how stories travel, how power surveils, and how curiosity can become a form of liberation.
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paperback
Tordotcom
Published Aug 31, 2021
192 pages
ISBN: 9781250792983
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Details
First Published
2021
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for In the Watchful City by S. Qiouyi Lu.