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| Author | Michael Moorcock |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | Fantasy novel |
| Publisher | Scribners |
Publication date | 2000 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | Print (hardback and paperback) |
| Pages | 421 pp |
| ISBN | 0-684-86143-7 |
| OCLC | 43338149 |
| Preceded by | Mother London |
King of the City (2000) is a novel by Michael Moorcock. It is a satire on modern London and its literary scene and, in part, a sequel to Mother London [1]. Narrated by celebrity photographer and erstwhile rock star Dennis Dover, it charts a chaotic ride through London from the sixties to the end of the century.
Courtenay Grimwood, writing in The Guardian, said it showed the writer at his "funniest, wittiest and most deadly -- with a furious rant about exactly what is wrong with London, Britain, America and the planet (and a few pertinent suggestions as to the cure)".[2] Horror writer Kim Newman, reviewing it in The Independent, wrote that "King of the City is at once splenetic and hilarious, tearing into people and institutions who deserve it, yet affectionate about the many different, vital worlds of London and its denizens"; Carmela Ciuraru praised its "brilliant ideas" in The Washington Post.