''The Years of the City'' is a novel by

Frederik Pohl Frederik George Pohl Jr. (; November 26, 1919 – September 2, 2013) was an American science-fiction writer, editor, and fan, with a career spanning nearly 75 years—from his first published work, the 1937 poem "Elegy to a Dead Satelli ...

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 David Rowland Langford (born 10 April 1953) is a British author, editor, and critic, largely active within the science fiction field. He publishes the science fiction fanzine and newsletter ''Ansible'', and holds the all-time record for most ...

reviewed ''The Years of the City'' for ''

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'' #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."

Reviews

*Review by Dan Chow (1984) in

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, #281 June 1984 *Review by Patricia Hernlund (1985) in

Fantasy Review ''Fantasy Newsletter'' was a major fantasy fanzine founded by Paul C. Allen and later issued by Robert A. Collins. Frequent contributors included Fritz Leiber and Gene Wolfe. Publication history The first issue appeared in June 1978, and Allen c ...

, January 1985 *Review by Robert Coulson (1985) in

Amazing Stories ''Amazing Stories'' is an American science fiction magazine launched in April 1926 by Hugo Gernsback's Experimenter Publishing. It was the first magazine devoted solely to science fiction. Science fiction stories had made regular appearances i ...

, March 1985 *Review by Algis Budrys (1985) in

The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction ''The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction'' (usually referred to as ''F&SF'') is a U.S. fantasy and science fiction magazine first published in 1949 by Mystery House, a subsidiary of Lawrence Spivak's Mercury Press. Editors Anthony Boucher a ...

, March 1985 *Review by Tom Easton (1985) in

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, April 1985 *Review by Kenny Mathieson (1985) in

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, #35 Winter 1985/1986, (1986)

References

1984 American novels 1984 science fiction novels American science fiction novels Novels by Frederik Pohl Novels set in the future Novels set in New York City {{1980s-sf-novel-stub