{"product_id":"the-city-in-the-middle-of-the-night-9780765379979","title":"The City in the Middle of the Night","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA LOCUS AWARD FINALIST!\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eCharlie Jane Anders, the nationally bestselling author of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAll the Birds in the Sky\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e delivers a brilliant new novel set in a hauntingly strange future with #10 \u003ci\u003eLA Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller \u003ci\u003eThe City in the Middle of the Night.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWOULD YOU GIVE UP EVERYTHING TO CHANGE THE WORLD? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHumanity clings to life on January--a colonized planet divided between permanently frozen darkness on one side, and blazing endless sunshine on the other. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTwo cities, built long ago in the meager temperate zone, serve as the last bastions of civilization--but life inside them is just as dangerous as the uninhabitable wastelands outside. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSophie, a young student from the wrong side of Xiosphant city, is exiled into the dark after being part of a failed revolution. But she survives--with the help of a mysterious savior from beneath the ice. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBurdened with a dangerous, painful secret, Sophie and her ragtag group of exiles face the ultimate challenge--and they are running out of time. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWELCOME TO THE CITY IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Like a classic from another timeline... this book has notes of Ursula K. Le Guin and Phillip Pullman.\" --Robin Sloan, author of \u003ci\u003eSourdough\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHARLIE JANE ANDERS is the former editor-in-chief of \u003ci\u003eio9\u003c\/i\u003e, the popular Gawker Media site devoted to science fiction and fantasy. Her debut novel, \u003ci\u003eAll the Birds in the Sky\u003c\/i\u003e, won the Nebula, Locus, and Crawford Awards and was on \u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e's list of the ten best novels of 2016. Her award-winning short fiction (including \"Six Months, Three Days\") has appeared on \u003ci\u003eTor.com\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as \u003ci\u003eWired\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSlate\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTin House\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eConjunctions\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBoston Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAsimov's Science Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Magazine of Fantasy \u0026amp; Science Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMcSweeney's Internet Tendency\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eZYZZYVA\u003c\/i\u003e, and several anthologies. Anders is also known for her journalism and activism; she organizes the popular Writers With Drinks series and has written for \u003ci\u003eSalon\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMother Jones\u003c\/i\u003e, and many other outlets.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Tor Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50623110971666,"sku":"9780765379979","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_1e2b6b03-c5ad-4c56-bf18-c815d58bc2c8.jpg?v=1746298212","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-city-in-the-middle-of-the-night-9780765379979","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}