Reading order · 2 books · 2020 to 2022 · Set in New York
Great Cities Books in Order
The Great Cities books imagine that great cities come alive, with human avatars, and New York is being born.
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Series facts
- Books
- 2
- Published
- 2020 to 2022
- First book
- The City We Became
- Latest
- The World We Make (2022)
- Setting
- Set in New York
The reading order
Every Great Cities book in publication order. Choose a title for its cast and summary.
2 books · Set in New York
- 1The City We Became2020With MannyNew York City is being born as a living being, and a young man who arrives at Penn Station finds he has become the human avatar of Manhattan.Buy on Amazon
- 2The World We Make2022With MannyThe avatars of New York face an enemy that wants to destroy the city, and a mayoral race that threatens everything.Buy on Amazon
Do you need to read them in order?
Read The City We Became first, then The World We Make.
Who appears in which book
The series’ main characters, book by book. Lead means the book is told around them; minor covers cameos.
| Book | Manny |
|---|---|
| 1 The City We Became | LLead |
| 2 The World We Make | LLead |
Characters in the Great Cities books
1 character from N. K. Jemisin’s chart, with the number of Great Cities books each appears in.
| Character | Books | First in this series |
|---|---|---|
| MannyAvatar of Manhattan | 2 | The City We Became 2020 |