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City of Darkness by Ben Bova

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City of Darkness

Author
Ben Bova
Narrator
Harlan Ellison
Publisher
Phoenix Books, Inc.
Publish Date
31 December 1993
Run Time
3 hours 23 minutes
Format
Audiobook
Genre
Children’s / Teenage fiction: Apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Speculative, dystopian and utopian fiction
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In a dystopian New York City, a teenager fights for his survival. Years ago, New York City was closed by the government in response to insidious crime and pollution. The huge Manhattan Dome hovers high in the smog, while beneath it, the city lies deserted—its buildings haunted, hollow shells. Each summer, though, the metropolis opens for two months as a sort of morbid recreational park, and gangs prey on those who venture onto its darkest streets. To taste the forbidden fruits of the city, teenager Ron Morgan sneaks away from his safe and sterile suburban home. But when the dome is closed at season's end, Ron finds himself in a shadowy world filled with gangs who fight over turf and food, and his recreational journey becomes a nightmarish struggle for survival.

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Author
Ben Bova
Narrator
Harlan Ellison
Duration
3 hours 23 minutes
Release Date
31 December 1993
ISBN
9781614677277
Format
Audiobook
Publisher
Phoenix Books, Inc.
Genre
Children’s / Teenage fiction: Apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Speculative, dystopian and utopian fiction

Synopsis

In a dystopian New York City, a teenager fights for his survival. Years ago, New York City was closed by the government in response to insidious crime and pollution. The huge Manhattan Dome hovers high in the smog, while beneath it, the city lies deserted—its buildings haunted, hollow shells. Each summer, though, the metropolis opens for two months as a sort of morbid recreational park, and gangs prey on those who venture onto its darkest streets. To taste the forbidden fruits of the city, teenager Ron Morgan sneaks away from his safe and sterile suburban home. But when the dome is closed at season's end, Ron finds himself in a shadowy world filled with gangs who fight over turf and food, and his recreational journey becomes a nightmarish struggle for survival.

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