The Years of the City

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Cover of the first edition, published by Timescape Books. Art by Howard Koslow.

The Years of the City is a science fiction novel by American writer Frederik Pohl, published in 1984.

Contents

Plot summary

The novel is composed by five connected stories, describing an utopia being built in New York City. [1]

Reception

Dave Langford reviewed The Years of the City for White Dwarf #64, and stated that "There are corny elements (like the traditional whores and crooks with hearts of gold in story 1) and things I can't believe; but overall it's impressive, with enough 'realistic' bitterness to make us cynics swallow the sugary core of optimism." [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Langford, Dave (April 1985). "Critical Mass". White Dwarf . No. 64. Games Workshop. p. 11.
  2. https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/title.cgi?772