The Years of the City explained

The Years of the City is a novel by Frederik Pohl published in 1984.

Plot summary

The Years of the City is a novel in which a utopia is built from New York in five connected stories.

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]

Reviews

• Review by Dan Chow (1984) in Locus, #281 June 1984
• Review by Patricia Hernlund (1985) in Fantasy Review, January 1985
• Review by Robert Coulson (1985) in Amazing Stories, March 1985
• Review by Algis Budrys (1985) in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, March 1985
• Review by Tom Easton (1985) in Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, April 1985
• Review by Kenny Mathieson (1985) in Foundation, #35 Winter 1985/1986, (1986)

Notes and References

1. Langford . Dave . David Langford . Critical Mass . . 64 . 11 . . April 1985 .