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City Under the Stars

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City Under the Stars by Gardner Dozois and Michael Swanwick is a Sci-Fi & Fantasy tale set in a desolate world where a lone scavenger embarks on a journey across a harsh landscape. The protagonist is driven by the promise of redemption and a chance to reshape his destiny. As he navigates a universe filled with remnants of a long-lost civilisation, he confronts philosophical questions about survival, freedom, and the nature of humanity.
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This book may appeal to you if you enjoy immersive science fiction and epic fantasies with rich world-building. It's co-authored by renowned writers Gardner Dozois and Michael Swanwick, promising a captivating narrative that explores complex themes and imaginative futures. If you relish stories that merge thought-provoking plots with adventurous settings, this could be an exciting read for you.

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Classic science fiction action from Michael Swanwick and the legendary Gardner Dozois in Dozois's last ever story.

Classic science fiction action from Michael Swanwick and the legendary Gardner Dozois in Dozois's last ever story.

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God was in his Heaven—which was fifteen miles away, due east.

Far in Earth's future, in a post-utopian hell-hole, Hanson works ten solid back-breaking hours a day, shovelling endless mountains of coal, within sight of the iridescent wall that separates what's left of humanity from their gods.

One day, after a tragedy of his own making, Hanson leaves York, not knowing what he will do, or how he will survive in the wilderness without work. He finds himself drawn to the wall, to the elusive promise of God. And when the impossible happens, he steps through, into the city beyond.

The impossible was only the beginning.

City Under the Stars completes a journey undertaken by Gardner Dozois and Michael Swanwick 25 years ago, when they published the novella The City of God. Over two decades later, the two realised there was more to the story, and began the work of expanding it. Now, after Gardner Dozois' tragic passing, the story can be told in full.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781250756589

Publisher: St Martin's Press

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 01 September 2020

Country: United States

Imprint: St Martin's Press

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 19.0mm

Width: 127.0mm

Height: 203.0mm

Weight: 293g

Pages: 288

About the Author

Gardiner Dozois is widely regarded as one of the most important editors in the history of science-fiction. His editorial work earned more than 40 Hugo Awards, 40 Nebula Awards, and 30 Locus Awards, and he was awarded the Hugo for Best Professional Editor fifteen times between 1988 and his retirement from Asimov's in 2004, having edited the magazine for 20 years! He also served as the editor of The Year's Best Science Fiction anthologies and co-editor of the Warrior anthologies, Songs of the Dying Earth, and many others. As a writer, Dozois twice won the Nebula Award for best short story. Michael Swanwick has received the Nebula, Theodore Sturgeon, World Fantasy and Hugo Awards, and has the pleasant distinction of having been nominated for and lost more of these same awards than any other writer. He has written ten novels, over a hundred and fifty short stories, and countless works of flash fiction.

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