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In this society, there hasn't been a murder for 500 years because the people on this world have had their emotions turned off. Every issue is absolutely stunning from start to finish, with colors that make every single line dance off the page. This one is a slow burn as Jo navigates the political potholes of The City Enduring as she finds that sometimes a murder isn't just a murder and threatens to pull on the strand that holds the society of The City Enduring together. While I was a bit wary of her being a soldier and a cop, I think Jemisin intended that to be the reason she was so determined not to let the City Enduring make the same mistakes over overpoliced society. It’s like there was supposed to be some McGuffin controlled by the government, and why not emotions, I guess?

I know Young Animal is 18+, but it was just surreal seeing Campbell draw material like that throughout this.

It has enough to make this a black label book, but as they are not overused, the speech seems more natural and authentic.

I was also dazzled by the trio of races Jemisin dreamed up -- carnivorous plant-people, "optionally corporeal" indentured AP, aerial predatory primates -- and each one's world, buildings, food, and attire. Upon entering Meile’s jail cell, Jo discovers that Meile has just been killed, and the Nah perpetrator flees the cell. I think a big part of the problem was the color scheme for the alien world which somehow managed to be simultaneously Day-Glo bright and murky dark. An autopsy and an analysis of the suspect’s stomach contents show that the victim, Stevn of the Glacier, was eaten. Now she takes her brilliant perspective to the realm of the Green Lantern Corp, and comes up with an entirely original take.This book features metaphors for our real world problems: oppression, police brutality, poverty, unfair labor, voter suppression and fascism. Her short fiction has been published in a number of magazines and podcast markets, and has been nominated for the Hugo and Nebula awards. A newly minted Green Lantern with an unusual ring has to solve a murder on a planet hosting various alien races.

I especially loved the care given to the texture of Jo's hair and that she had more than just 1 hairstyle in the entire book. The main Green Lantern title or the Nightwing ongoing after Redondo wraps his run would both be perfect fits for Campbell. This gives the story a noir framework that allows for snarky inner monologuing of Jo and this is how I was able to still get the distinct Jemisin voice I always love.Their conflicts were bloody and destructive until the city council imposed Emotion Exploit (a genetic virus that takes away people's emotions) on every citizen.

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