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Jax and Danny-Boy, scrambling to get by in a near-future San Francisco ravaged by plague, become fellow artists in their united struggle to stop a tyrannical general from taking over
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1 author picked The City, Not Long After as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
For much of my academic career, I’ve battled the stereotype that cities are dangerous and deadening places, and certainly not where you want to be caught after plague decimates the population.
Pat Murphy is on my side. She imagines a post-plague San Francisco where the few remaining residents are artists, not bunkered survivalists. Her city “not long after” a plague is a place of creative eccentrics who defend themselves against outsiders with performance art.
Without the excitement of cities, there would be few new ideas, and it is great to find a science fiction book that agrees.
From Carl's list on The best science fiction novels with really cool cities.
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