City in the Middle of the Night (finalist for the 2020 Arthur C. Clarke Award)

Entertainment Weekly's 27 Female Authors Who Rule Sci-Fi and Fantasy Right Now All the Birds in the Sky ― Winner of the 2017 Nebula Award for Best Novel, Finalist for the 2017 Hugo Award for Best Novel

“If you control our sleep, then you can own our dreams… And from there, it’s easy to control our entire lives.”

January is a dying planet – divided between a permanently frozen darkness on one side, and blazing endless sunshine on the other. Humanity clings to life, spread across two archaic cities built in the sliver of habitable dusk. But life inside the cities is just as dangerous as the wastelands outside.

Sophie, a student and reluctant revolutionary, is supposed to be dead, after being exiled into the night. Saved only by forming an unusual bond with the enigmatic beasts who roam the ice, Sophie vows to stay hidden from the world, hoping she can heal.

But fate has other plans – and Sophie’s ensuing odyssey and the ragtag family she finds will change the entire world.


"The City tells a big story with tenderness and compassion. Charlie Jane Anders is a major talent." --SFX

"Gripping, rich and entertaining, but it s the book s sense of empathy that lingers." --SciFi Now

"This book was the perfect read for me: great science fiction with a cool science-based premise... and complex exploration of humanity and culture." --Readcommendations