The City in the Middle of the Night
by Charlie Jane Anders · first published 2018
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Would you give up everything to change the world? Humanity clings to life on January – a 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 civilization – but life inside them is just as dangerous as the uninhabitable wastelands outside. Sophie, 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
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…really... - The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms by N.K. Jemisin -- Fascinating series... - All the Birds in the Sky by Charlie Jane Anderson -- A mix of sci-fi/fantasy set in San Francisco, incredible - The City in the Middle of the Night by Charlie Jane Anderson -- A tidally locked planet! Monsters! Escapes! - The Paper Magician by Charlie N. Holmberg -- Origami as magic! - Damselle in Distress by Kiley Kellermeyer -- Fairy tale satire!…
on “Top Fantasy Series to battle quarantine boredom” ↗The City in the Middle of the Night by Charlie Jane Anders from a few years ago has this exact premise. It was nominated for a Hugo - I thought it was just OK.
on “Speculoos-2c: A new potentially habitable earth” ↗