REVIEW: The City in the Middle of the Night by Charlie Jane Anders

Dear Charlie Jane Anders,

This book takes place on a January, a tidally locked planet, meaning that one side of the planet always faces the sun and on the other side it’s always dark. In the small temperate zone where night and day meet lies Xiosphant, a city of people descended from human colonists.

Losing track of time is literally a crime in Xiosphant. Curfews are strictly enforced and shutters must be up or down at an exact time. “Timefulness” is fervently adhered to by the vast majority o...