City in the Middle of the Night
by Anders
Recommended by Adrienne Porter Felt and Mike Monteiro
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Recommended by 2 sources and appears in Science Fiction, Science Fiction, and Fantasy.
Would you give up everything to change the worldHumanity clings to life on Januarya colonized planet divided between permanently frozen darkness on one side, and blazing endless sunshine on the other.Two cities, built long ago in the meager temperate zone, serve as the last bastions of civilizationbut life inside them is just as dangerous as t...
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Recommended by 2 sources and appears in Science Fiction, Science Fiction, and Fantasy.
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Mike Monteiro
“Need a distraction Check out these delightful scifi books: The City in the Middle of the Night (Charlie Jane Anders) The Book of Koli (M R Carey) All Systems Red (Martha Wells) A Memory Called Empire (Arkady Martine) | This book is amazing. Read it!”
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