The City We Became: A Novel Free Audiobook Download by N. K. Jemisin

The City We Became is a novel where the protagonist, Seba Olori, an orphaned child who often gets lost in her thoughts and dreams of magical cities that she can't reach. The city she has always longed to visit was New York City. When the book opens, she is an old woman and her memories have been taken away. When she starts to remember again, it seems her memories are starting over from childhood. Does this mean New York City was never there?

The city-state of Ido was once a thriving utopia, but now it is falling. When the rulers decide to experiment with a new drug that is supposed to clear the brain of pain, an unintended consequence leads to widespread addiction. The people are breaking their backs for the chemical, and when it's time for distribution, many simply beg for more.

The City We Became: A Novel is a fantasy novel about the world of Hann, where humans are an underclass to be conquered and three twin gods have risen from the ranks of mortals. The story follows protagonist Essun as she searches for her kidnapped daughter after being accused of murdering her husband. Essun travels from her peaceful home in the country to the dangerous city of Lagos, where she finds a host of other citizens living on the fringes of survival.

The City We Became: A Novel is a dystopian novel about the world after climate change. Through the eyes of four characters, the reader watches as their new city's government falls apart and a new one takes its place in just three decades.

The City We Became: A Novel is a compelling coming-of-age story told from the alternating perspectives of 8-year-old 'Aji'ah and her mother, Jael. It follows their journey through grief and abandonment as they try to forge a future in an unforgiving city that doesn't want them.