A vibrant and emotional science fantasy about cousins trapped in mirrored worlds - the
resplendent and verdant summer city and the ice-carved wastes of the winter city. For fans of
Every Heart a Doorway and This is How You Lose the Time War. "A beautifully strange and unique
fable." The Guardian's Best SF of 2024 on Aliya Whiteley "A unique and memorable work." The
Guardian's Best SF of 2024 on Oliver K. Langmead "An elegantly told meditation on how we can't
leave ourselves behind." Esquire's 30 best SF Books of 2024 on Oliver K. Langmead Welcome to
Jamie Pike's Fairharbour - a city stuck in perpetual winter its windows and doorways bricked
shut to keep out the freezing cold its residents striving to survive in the arctic conditions.
Welcome to Esther Pike's Fairharbour - a city stuck in constant summer its walls crumbling in
the heat its oppressive sunlight a relentless presence. Winter and Summer alike have both
fallen under the yoke of oppressive powers that have taken control after the cataclysm. But
both Fairharbours were once a single united city. And in certain places at certain times one
side can catch a glimpse of the other. As Jamie and Esther find a way to communicate across the
divide they set out to solve the mystery of what split their city in two and what if
anything might repair their fractured worlds.
