{"product_id":"in-the-watchful-city-1250792983-used","title":"In the Watchful City","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1250792983\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Lu, S Qiouyi\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Used\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This masterful work positions Lu among the vanguard of contemporary futurism and speculative fiction.\"-Publishers Weekly, starred reviewIn the tradition of Italo Calvinos Invisible Cities, debut author S. Qiouyi Lu has written a multifaceted story of borders, power, diaspora, and transformation with In the Watchful City.The city of Ora is watching.Anima is an extrasensory human tasked with surveilling and protecting Oras citizens via a complex living network called the Gleaming. Although r world is restricted to what  can see and experience through the Gleaming, Anima takes pride and comfort in keeping Ora safe from harm.When a mysterious outsider enters the city carrying a cabinet of curiosities from around with the world with a story attached to each item, Animas world expands beyond the borders of Ora to places-and possibilities- never before imagined to exist. But such knowledge leaves Anima with a question that throws into doubt r entire purpose: What good is a city if it cant protect its people?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mia Karts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52342406742304,"sku":"USED1250792983","price":11.64,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0980\/7426\/3840\/files\/91DL81qlVBL.jpg?v=1789173159","url":"https:\/\/miakarts.com\/products\/in-the-watchful-city-1250792983-used","provider":"Miakarts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}