The Years of the City
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 linked 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