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City Come A-Walkin'

John Shirley

#5663 of 8,085 books · #1252 in Science Fiction

Shortlisted for the Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (1981).

Stu Cole is struggling to keep his nightclub, Club Anesthesia, afloat in the face of mob harassment when he's visited by a manifestation of the city of San Francisco, crystallized into a single enigmatic being. This amoral superhero leads him on a terrifying journey through the rock and roll demimonde as they struggle to save the city.

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Publisher
Simon and Schuster
ISBN-13
9781633553613
Topics
Urban identity/personification of the cityOrganized crimeRock and roll subculture

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