City Come A-Walkin' [Paperback]

John Shirley (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 1996

Stu Cole is struggling to keep his nightclub, Club Anesthesia, afloat in the face of mob harassment when he's visited by a manifestation of the city of San Francisco, crystallized into a single enigmatic being. This amoral superhero leads him on a terrifying journey through the rock and roll demimonde as they struggle to save the city.

--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 216 pages
• Publisher: Eyeball Books; New edition edition (June 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0964250519
• ISBN-13: 978-0964250512
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.2 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,350,694 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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22 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars "City Come A-Walkin' ", April 4, 2000

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B. Shirley "audio book lover3453" (Boston) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: City Come A-Walkin' (Paperback)

For those of you that don't know john shirley, he is the father of Cyberpunk...a master of it. his novel, city come a-walkin', is one of my favorites, telling the story of a club owner who is visited by a representation of a city , in the form of a man. i highly recomend this book for those who are into dark, funny novels...

9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Unique..., April 8, 2001

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This review is from: City Come A-Walkin' (Paperback)

This is probably the most unique concept I've come across. The idea of a the city's consciousness manifesting itself is fresh and interesting. It's hard to believe this title is as old as it is. It seems like recently written cyberpunk. Pretty obvious that instead, all other cyberpunk has taken from it.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Ups and Downs, May 1, 2007

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D. K. Jackson (Madison, WI) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: City Come A-Walkin' (Paperback)

This book is definitely an important one as the forward by William Gibson indicates. Still, there is much left to be wanting. Looking back I remember being basically floored by the first fifty pages, and then subsequently let down for the majority of the rest of the book. The main character is hard to like and not in an anti-hero sort of way. I think this probably hints at John Shirley's true talent lying in his short story writing abilities. If I could do it again I would probably try to find some of those first, but overall this one is worth checking out.