<p><b>In this standalone short story by N. K. Jemisin, author of <i>The Fifth Season</i>, winner of the Hugo Award for Best Novel, New York City is about to go through a few changes. </b><br /><br />Like all great metropolises before it, when a city gets big enough, old enough, it must be born; but there are ancient enemies who cannot tolerate new life. Thus New York will live or die by the efforts of a reluctant midwife...and how well he can learn to sing the city&apos;s mighty song.<br /><br /><i>The City Born Great </i>is a Tor.com Original.<br /><br />At the Publisher&apos;s request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.</p>