There is tolerance and sanctuary in the outer system beyond the Jovian frontier. Yet few of the oppressed ever make it past the dictator's well-patrolled boundaries. Bellona is a city at the dead centre of the United States. The population has fled. Madmen and criminals wander the streets.
Strange portents appear in the cloud-covered sky.
Tackling questions of race, gender, and sexuality, Dhalgren is a literary marvel and ground-breaking work of American magical realism. Foreword to this edition by William Gibson. Review by . An obvious construction, its existence defies explanation. After a considerable sabbatical from the novels of Flinx and Pip, Foster has finally returned to his Humanx universe.