{"product_id":"blackfish-city-9780062684875","title":"Blackfish City","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"One of the most intriguing future cities in years.\" --Charlie Jane Anders\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Simmers with menace and heartache, suspense and wonder.\" --Ann Leckie\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Best Book of the Month in\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTor.com \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eB\u0026amp;N Sci-Fi Fantasy Blog\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAmazon\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAfter the climate wars, a floating city is constructed in the Arctic Circle, a remarkable feat of mechanical and social engineering, complete with geothermal heating and sustainable energy. The city's denizens have become accustomed to a roughshod new way of living, however, the city is starting to fray along the edges--crime and corruption have set in, the contradictions of incredible wealth alongside direst poverty are spawning unrest, and a new disease called \"the breaks\" is ravaging the population. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen a strange new visitor arrives--a woman riding an orca, with a polar bear at her side--the city is entranced. The \"orcamancer,\" as she's known, very subtly brings together four people--each living on the periphery--to stage unprecedented acts of resistance. By banding together to save their city before it crumbles under the weight of its own decay, they will learn shocking truths about themselves. \u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBlackfish City\u003c\/em\u003e is a remarkably urgent--and ultimately very hopeful--novel about political corruption, organized crime, technology run amok, the consequences of climate change, gender identity, and the unifying power of human connection. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMiller, Sam J.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eSam J. Miller is the Nebula-Award-winning author of \u003cem\u003eThe Art of Starving \u003c\/em\u003e(an NPR best of the year) and \u003cem\u003eBlackfish City \u003c\/em\u003e(a best book of the year for \u003cem\u003eVulture, Entertainment Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e, and more). A recipient of the Shirley Jackson Award and a graduate of the Clarion Writers' Workshop, Sam's short stories have been nominated for the World Fantasy, Theodore Sturgeon, and Locus Awards, and reprinted in dozens of anthologies. A community organizer by day, he lives in New York City.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ecco Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50619630584082,"sku":"9780062684875","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_b22e47f3-d174-4fe9-8891-a1cc4cfb1709.jpg?v=1732552728","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/blackfish-city-9780062684875","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}