Blackfish City: A Novel

Blackfish City: A Novel

by Sam J. Miller

4.1 (1,597)

4.1 stars from 1,597 reviews. Top 84% of Thriller books we track.


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Perfect for you if...

  • You want ambitious sci-fi that treats climate collapse and urban inequality as urgent moral problems, not mere backdrop.
  • You love ensemble casts where misfits become each other's gravity, learning dangerous truths about themselves.
  • You appreciate lyrical prose that doesn't sacrifice pace—this reads like a thriller written by a poet.

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  • You prefer straightforward plots without philosophical weight or political undercurrents.
  • You're looking for a single protagonist to follow. This book splinters your attention across four people by design.
  • You need your speculative fiction grounded in near-future realism. Orcamancers and polar bear companions aren't your style.

About this book

After climate wars, a floating city is built in the Arctic Circle with geothermal heating and sustainable energy. The city's residents have adapted to this new way of living, but it is beginning to deteriorate—crime and corruption are spreading, extreme wealth exists alongside severe poverty, and a disease called "the breaks" is affecting the population. When a mysterious woman arrives riding an orca with a polar bear, she captures the city's attention. Known as the "orcamancer," she quietly brings together four people living on the city's edges to organize acts of resistance. By uniting to save their city from collapse, they uncover surprising truths about themselves. The novel explores political corruption, organized crime, technology's dangers, climate change consequences, gender identity, and human connection's power to create change.

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Currently 4.1★ from 1,597 reviews

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