Lémabantunk, the Glorious City, is a place of peace and plenty, of festivals and flowers, bejeweled streets and glittering waterfalls.

Accused of an unforgivable crime, Darrotti and his entire family now face exile to the unknown world that lies beyond a mysterious gate.

That world?

America just a few years hence.

Each month, the Tor.com eBook Club gives away a free sci-fi/fantasy ebook to club subscribers. For August 2019, the Ebook Club pick is the achingly relevant future tale The Necessary Beggar by Susan Palwick.

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