description: 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.
language: English
title: The City, Not Long After
titlecomplete: The City, Not Long After
characters: Jax Laurenson, Mary Laurenson, Ms Migsdale, General Alexander (4 Star) Miles, The Machine, Leon (the Trader), Danny Boy, Randall
genres: Fiction, Science Fiction, Magical Realism, Speculative Fiction, Apocalyptic, Science Fiction Fantasy, Fantasy, Dystopia, Post Apocalyptic, Steampunk
ratings_count: 1089
places: San Francisco, California
awards: awardedAt: 662716800000
name: Arthur C. Clarke Award, awardedAt: 631180800000
name: Mythopoeic Fantasy Award
publisher: Blackstone Publishing