The city is San Francisco. “Not long after” refers to a devastating worldwide plague that has wiped out most of the planet’s population.
The people who survive in San Francisco are mostly artists, hippies, and misfits who pull together a viable community and transform the city. But when a military general determines to reunite the remnants of the once great United States and sets his sights on San Francisco, the people resist, believing they have already discovered a better way of life. The new and artistically creative guerrilla warfare they stage will make for one of the oddest battles ever fought.
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"This is one of my favorite books, the story of a future city of San Francisco defending itself from invasion in the way of poets, beatniks, and artists of the avant-garde. In other words, just like San Francisco. Psy-Ops for peace. You have to read it to understand. " — Anne (5 out of 5 stars)
"This is one of my favorite books, the story of a future city of San Francisco defending itself from invasion in the way of poets, beatniks, and artists of the avant-garde. In other words, just like San Francisco. Psy-Ops for peace. You have to read it to understand. "
“In Ms. Murphy’s skillful hands, the showdown between art and power takes on mythic dimensions while remaining rooted in the vivifying specifics of character and place. No one comes out of this confrontation unchanged, including the reader.”
“Evokes a haunting vision of life after society’s collapse, as art becomes magic and combines with the power of love to defeat the engines of war. Highly recommended.”
“Murphy infuses this tale with a type of surrealism often associated with Latin novelists like Garcia Marquez...A major work.”
“A clear-eyed examination of some darker elements from America’s past and present, and a scathing review of militant patriotism…Murphy’s characters and situations are complex, vital, and often inspiring…The City Not Long After will make you both think and feel...and that is no small achievement.”
“Marguerite Gavin’s narration was the perfect foil for these exotic, New Agey artists, for her voice is almost surgically precise and antiseptically clean. Her syllables are razor-edged for Jax and for the general narration, so the laid-back stoner voice she conjures for Danny Boy comes as a revelation.”
" Beautiful images, and the city as a character is fantastic. Unfortunately the rest of the characters, and the story, are not quite as well fleshed out. Great idea, though, and a fun, fast read. "
" Tremendously fun read. Post-apocalyptic story set in San Francisco. "
" This novel post-apocalyptic San Francisco reads like a dream--mechanical angels flying through the financial district, rains of flowers, and misdirecting fog. The plot doesn't really pick up until the last third of the book, but it was a fun read, if a bit slow. "
" Best een ok boek. Mocht wel nog verder uitgewerkt zijn. "
" Slow-paced and dreamy, but evocative and full of memorable characters. "
" A postapocalyptic San Francisco, inhabited by artists and librarians, invaded by a military regime. Rather lovely. "
" the city, not long after "
" A nice companion to Starhawk's "The Fifth Sacred Thing." In this one, they fight back. "
" A beautiful apocalypse. It makes on to many of my favorite lists, including Most Disturbing, Redemptive Stories, and Books of Yearning. "
" I found the theme and topic interesting and the reading easy. It made for a good book for a long airline flight. It definitely did not end the way I expected. "
" Post-apocalyptic tale of the artsy remaining citizens of San Francisco defending themselves against an invading army from Sacramento. The Ewoks defeating the Empire using stone-age technology is more realistic, although some of the ideas here are charming. "
" Beautiful. Glad it is still in print even though it's marketed to teens now. "
" For the first time ever, in a contest of strength versus creativity, the artists win, and win convincingly. I have loved this book for its sheer inventiveness. And the images it brings of a San Francisco entirely populated and recreated by artists. "
" Imaginative, very fun, easy read, with inspiring extremely creative art projects and non-violent war crafting. Definitely recommend for anyone local to the SF bay area, or familiar with San Francisco. "
" hands down, my favourite book of all time. and that's difficult to say when i love Lord of the rings so much. "
" Sixteen years after the Plague, war comes to San Francisco. A war brought by a general who wants to bring back America against artists and the city itself. "
" Oh my god, I read this ages ago and loved it, then promptly forgot the title. Hurrah for being reminded of it again. Honestly, this is great - post-apocalyptic and joyful and haunting all at the same time. "
" I read this with my daughter for our mother-daughter book group. "
" I read a lot of post-plague fiction, and this is one of THE best. Highly recommended. And set in my hometown, San Francisco! "
Pat Murphy has won numerous awards for her science fiction and fantasy writing, including the Nebula Award, the Philip K. Dick Award, and the World Fantasy Award. When not writing science fiction, she writes for the Exploratorium, San Francisco’s museum of science, art, and human perception. She lives in San Francisco.
Marguerite Gavin is a seasoned theater veteran, a five-time nominee for the prestigious Audie Award, and the winner of numerous AudioFile Earphones and Publishers Weekly awards. She has been an actor, director, and audiobook narrator for her entire professional career. With over four hundred titles to her credit, her narration spans nearly every genre, from nonfiction to mystery, science fiction, fantasy, romance, and children’s fiction. AudioFile magazine says, “Marguerite Gavin…has a sonorous voice, rich and full of emotion.”
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