# Blackfish City

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- Authors: [Sam J. Miller](https://www.bookquiver.com/sam-j-miller)
- Language: en_GB
- Published: 2018-04-17

## Description

***SHORTLISTED FOR THE NEBULA AWARD FOR BEST NOVEL*** ***A PUBLISHERS WEEKLY BEST BOOK OF 2018*** ***A KIRKUS BEST BOOK OF 2018*** ***A WASHINGTON POST BEST SCIENCE FICTION NOVEL OF 2018*** 'A remarkable work of dystopian imagination' - Starburst 'Incisive and beautifully written . . . Blackfish City simmers with menace and heartache, suspense and wonder' - Ann Leckie, Hugo, Nebula and Clarke Award-winning author ***** After the climate wars, a floating city was constructed in the Arctic Circle. Once a remarkable feat of mechanical and social engineering it is now rife with corruption and the population simmers with unrest. Into this turmoil comes a strange new visitor - a woman accompanied by an orca and a chained polar bear. She disappears into the crowds looking for someone she lost thirty years ago, followed by whispers of a vanished people who could bond with animals. Her arrival draws together four people and sparks a chain of events that will change Blackfish City forever. DISTURBING, POWERFUL AND FEARLESSLY IMAGINED, BLACKFISH CITY IS A MESMERISING NOVEL FROM A REMARKABLE NEW VOICE IN SCIENCE FICTION ***** 'A compelling dystopian thriller' Guardian 'Sam Miller is a fiercely strong writer, and this book is a blast' - Daryl Gregory, World Fantasy Award-winning author 'I haven't been this swept away by imagination and worldbuilding since Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials' - Carmen Maria Machado, National Book Award-nominated author of Her Body and other Parties 'Damn near perfect' - The Book Smugglers 'An ambitious, imaginative and big-hearted dystopian ensemble story that's by turns elegiac and angry' - Publisher's Weekly 'This is the kind of swirling, original sci-fi we live for' - B&N Sci-Fi and Fantasy Blog

## Editions

### Blackfish City

- Publisher: orbit
- ISBN: 978-03-5651-004-0
- Published: 2019-01-24
- Language: en_GB

### Blackfish City

- Publisher: little_brown_audio
- Medium: audio
- ISBN: 978-14-0554-134-3
- Published: 2018-04-19
- Language: en_GB

### Blackfish City

- Publisher: orbit
- Medium: ebook
- ISBN: 978-03-5651-001-9
- Published: 2018-04-17
- Language: en_GB