The Years of the City

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The Years of the City is a science fiction novel by Frederik Pohl that traces the evolving future of New York City through a series of interconnected stories.

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instanceOf science fiction novel
author Frederik Pohl NERFINISHED
authorOfForewordOrAfterword Frederik Pohl NERFINISHED
copyrightHolder Frederik Pohl NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
coverArtist Darrell K. Sweet NERFINISHED
depicts future of New York City
firstPublicationYear 1984
genre fix-up novel
science fiction
hasCategory American science fiction novels
Novels set in New York City
hasForm fix-up of previously published stories
hasNarrativeDevice linked stories across different eras
hasPart short stories
hasPerspective multiple viewpoints
hasSubject city planning
economic change
environmental change in cities
politics in future societies
sociology of cities
urban life
hasTemporalScope multiple future centuries
hasTheme future history
political change
social change
technological change
urban evolution
utopian and dystopian futures
language English
literaryForm novel
literaryMovement late 20th-century American science fiction
mainSetting New York City NERFINISHED
mediaType book
print
narrativeStructure interconnected stories
notableFor depicting the long-term transformation of a single city
originalLanguage English
originalPublisher Del Rey Books NERFINISHED
partOfWorkType future history sequence
placeOfPublication New York NERFINISHED
publisher Del Rey Books NERFINISHED
setIn New York City
United States of America
surface form: United States
settingPeriod future
targetAudience adult readers
workInSeriesType standalone novel
writtenBy Frederik Pohl NERFINISHED

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