and the mystical parts add (not detract) from it. Once the story gets rolling (when they try and invade SF) its really good. Great character development, interesting story line and great story telling (and of course a topic I really like). While I'm not a fan of 'mystical' elements like that-this book was great none the less. and has taken on a 'mystical' feel-with the inhabitants saying the city 'has a life of its own'. San Fran now is inhabited by artists and poets. Alien Sex: 19 Tales by the Masters of Science Fiction and Dark Fantasy. In San Francisco, the survivors are heir to a city transformed. Pat Murphy, whose electric imagination is a testament to how wonderful science fiction can be, writes characters who struggle with alien lovers, vegetative wives, and the burden of seeing into the future. Half a generation ago, a gesture in the name of peace turned out to spread plague and disaster. and start pushing towards San Francisco-land of many resources (food, medicine, etc) that are still left from pre-plague days. Buy a cheap copy of The City, Not Long After book by Pat Murphy. mass transportation has reached a standstill as infrastructure broke down and now there are too few people to make it work).Ī militaristic leader in a small town has grand plans to exand his 'empire'. but obviously many things have broken down (federal and state govt are gone in favor of city law. Those that are still around are immune and trying to make a new life. The story occurs years after a plague has swept the world.
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