Title: The City Born Great
Title Record # 2118896
Author: N. K. Jemisin
Date: 2016-09-28
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Series: The Great Cities
Webpages: tor.com
Language: English
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Author: N. K. Jemisin
Date: 2016-09-28
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Series: The Great Cities
Webpages: tor.com
Language: English
Note: 6,286 words
"The City Born Great" is the basis for N.K. Jemisin's novel "The City We Became".
Synopsis: New York City is about to go through a few changes. Like all great metropolises before it, when a city gets big enough, old enough, it must be born; but there are ancient enemies who cannot tolerate new life. Thus New York will live or die by the efforts of a reluctant midwife... and how well he can learn to sing the city's mighty song. - publisher's description
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| 3 | 2017 Locus | Best Short Story |
Publications
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| Title | Date | Author/Editor | Publisher/Pub. Series | ISBN/Catalog ID | Price | Pages | Format | Type | Cover Artist | Verif |
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| The City Born Great | 2016-09-28 | N. K. Jemisin | Tor (A Tor.com Original) | 978-0-7653-9345-6 | $0.99?$: US dollar |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
chap | Richie Pope | ||
| Tor.com, September 28, 2016 | 2016-09-28 | ed. Liz Gorinsky | Tor.com | $0.00?$: US dollar |
webzine?Used for Internet-based periodical publications which are otherwise not downloadable as an "ebook". |
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| Some of the Best from Tor.com: 2016 Edition | 2017-01-17 | ed. Ellen Datlow, Carl Engle-Laird, Liz Gorinsky, Justin Landon, Patrick Nielsen Hayden, Diana Pho, Ann VanderMeer, Miriam Weinberg | Tor (A Tor.com Original) | 978-0-7653-9195-7 | $0.00?$: US dollar |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
anth | |||
| Tor.com Publishing's 2017 Hugo Finalist Bundle | 2017-05-15 | ed. uncredited | Tor.com | 978-1-250-17331-7 | $19.99?$: US dollar |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
anth | |||
| The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2017 | 2017-10-03 | ed. Charles Yu | Mariner Books | 978-0-544-97398-5 | $15.99?$: US dollar |
xxv+ 345 |
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
anth | Mark R. Robinson |  |
| The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2017 | 2017-10-03 | ed. Charles Yu | Mariner Books | 978-0-544-98067-9 | $11.99?$: US dollar |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
anth | Mark R. Robinson | ||
| New York Fantastic | 2017-11-21 | ed. Paula Guran | Night Shade Books | 978-1-59780-931-3 | $15.99?$: US dollar |
[vii]+ 409 |
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
anth | |
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| New York Fantastic | 2017-11-21 | ed. Paula Guran | Night Shade Books | 978-1-59780-636-7 | $12.99?$: US dollar |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
anth | |||
| Worlds Seen in Passing: Ten Years of Tor.com Short Fiction | 2018-09-04 | ed. Irene Gallo | Tor.com | 978-1-250-17123-8 | $27.99?$: US dollar |
576 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |
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| How Long 'til Black Future Month? | 2018-11-27 | N. K. Jemisin | Orbit (US) | 978-0-316-49134-1 | $26.00?$: US dollar |
xii+ 400 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | |
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| How Long 'til Black Future Month? | 2018-11-27 | N. K. Jemisin | Orbit | 978-0-356-51253-2 | £5.99?£: UK pound |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
coll | |||
| How Long 'til Black Future Month? | 2018-11-27 | N. K. Jemisin | Orbit (US) | 978-0-316-49135-8 | $13.99?$: US dollar |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
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| How Long 'til Black Future Month? | 2018-11-27 | N. K. Jemisin | Hachette Audio | 978-1-5491-4728-9 | $25.98?$: US dollar |
digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts. |
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| How Long 'til Black Future Month? | 2018-11-29 | N. K. Jemisin | Orbit | 978-0-356-51254-9 | £8.99?£: UK pound |
xii+ 396 |
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
coll | ||
| How Long 'til Black Future Month? | 2019-08-07 | N. K. Jemisin | Thorndike Press | 978-1-4328-6608-2 | $31.99?$: US dollar |
605 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | ||
| How Long 'til Black Future Month? | 2019-08-13 | N. K. Jemisin | Orbit (US) | 978-0-316-49137-2 | $16.99?$: US dollar |
397 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
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| How Long 'til Black Future Month? | 2020-01-01 | N. K. Jemisin | Subterranean Press | 978-1-59606-984-8 | $150.00?$: US dollar |
321 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Paul Lewin | |
| Tor.com, March 4, 2020 | 2020-03-04 | ed. uncredited | Tor.com | $0.00?$: US dollar |
webzine?Used for Internet-based periodical publications which are otherwise not downloadable as an "ebook". |
mag | ||||
| Some of the Best from Tor.com: 15th Anniversary Edition | 2023-07-17 | ed. uncredited | Tor.com | $0.00?$: US dollar |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
anth | |
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| Tor.com, July 20, 2023 | 2023-07-20 | ed. Liz Gorinsky | Tor.com | $0.00?$: US dollar |
webzine?Used for Internet-based periodical publications which are otherwise not downloadable as an "ebook". |
mag | ||||
| How Long 'til Black Future Month? | date unknown | N. K. Jemisin | Hachette Audio | 978-1-5491-4728-9 | digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts. |
coll | |
Reviews
- Review by Tom Feller (2017) in Tightbeam, #280