The City in the Middle of the Night

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Call Number: Adult Book / Fiction / Science Fiction / General / Anders, Charlie
On Shelf At: Pittsfield Branch, Westgate Branch

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Pittsfield Adult Books 4-week checkout	Adult Book / Fiction / Science Fiction / General / Anders, Charlie	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Westgate Adult Books 4-week checkout	Adult Book / Fiction / Science Fiction / General / Anders, Charlie	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Malletts Adult Books 4-week checkout	Adult Book / Fiction / Science Fiction / General / Anders, Charlie	4-week checkout	Due 05-16-2024
Traverwood Adult Books 4-week checkout	Adult Book / Fiction / Science Fiction / General / Anders, Charlie	4-week checkout	Due 04-29-2024

"A Tom Doherty Associates book."
""If you control our sleep, then you can own our dreams . . . And from there, it's easy to control our entire lives." The bestselling author of All the Birds in the Sky returns with a strange, haunting, and deeply human tale. Sophie serves coffee at an underground cafe. She stays in the shadows and listens to the troubles of the parlor guests, but does not draw attention to herself for one simple reason: Sophie is supposed to be dead. When a nationalistic revolution forces Sophie from her safe haven, she must make a dangerous journey to a new city, one that revels in hedonism and chaos. After joining up with a band of smugglers, she finds herself on a long and treacherous path that will lead her far closer to the truth of her entire world---and to the dangers that lurk even in the light of day" -- Provided by publisher.

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Dark and complex, brilliant sci fi novel submitted by Jinxyluis on August 21, 2019, 11:52am Much darker, more political and complex than I imagined, this novel features some of my favorite worldbuilding ever, and certainly met my high expectations.⁣ I love the wildly creative yet accurate feel of the cultures of Xiosphant and Argelo; The transformation of humankind outside the context of Earth is a question I find endlessly fascinating, and which was explored brilliantly throughout this novel. Its two protagonists, Sophie, a poor student from Xiosphant, and Mouth, a smuggler just arrived from the dangerous trek across January from Argelo were characters I quickly loved, and my heart ached for them often as they survived and grappled with the impact of much trauma. ⁣