The Killing Moon -- N. K. Jemisin, Paperback

Assassin priests, mad kings, and the goddess of death collide in the first book of the Dreamblood Duology by NYT bestselling and three time Hugo-Award winning author N. K. Jemisin.

The city burned beneath the Dreaming Moon.

In the ancient city-state of Gujaareh, peace is the only law. Upon its rooftops and amongst the shadows of its cobbled streets wait the Gatherers -- the keepers of this peace. Priests of the dream-goddess, their duty is to harvest the magic of the sleeping mind and use it to heal, soothe . . . and kill those judged corrupt.

But when a conspiracy blooms within Gujaareh's great temple, Ehiru -- the most famous of the city's Gatherers -- must question everything he knows. Someone, or something, is murdering dreamers in the goddess' name, stalking its prey both in Gujaareh's alleys and the realm of dreams. Ehiru must now protect the woman he was sent to kill -- or watch the city be devoured by war and forbidden magic.

Author: N. K. Jemisin
Publisher: Orbit
Published: 05/01/2012
Pages: 448
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.84lbs
Size: 8.21h x 5.53w x 1.21d
ISBN: 9780316187282
Award: Locus Awards - Nominee
Award: Nebula Awards - Nominee

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 03/01/2012
Publishers Weekly 03/05/2012 pg. 55
Library Journal 03/15/2012 pg. 95
Romantic Times 05/01/2012 pg. 79 - Excellent
Kirkus Reviews 05/15/2012
Kirkus Best Fiction 11/15/2012 pg. 22
Kirkus Bea Big Book Guide 05/15/2012 pg. 14

About the Author
N. K. Jemisin is a Brooklyn author who won the Hugo Award for Best Novel for The Fifth Season, which was also a New York Times Notable Book of 2015. She previously won the Locus Award for her first novel, The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms, and her short fiction and novels have been nominated multiple times for Hugo, World Fantasy, Nebula, and RT Reviewers' Choice awards, and shortlisted for the Crawford and the James Tiptree, Jr. awards. She is a science fiction and fantasy reviewer for the New York Times, and you can find her online at nkjemisin.com.