About the book: 2005 / John Shirley. City Come A Walkin (1996) Before us is San Francisco of the not very distant future. In this reality, there is no longer any hope for people. Total globalization has brought to power scum who seek to replace freedom with a surrogate of sex, music and drugs. And then the City itself comes to the rescue. He is everywhere and nowhere. He entrusts two Chosen Ones to act to save humanity: Cole, the owner of the club, and Katz, a radical rocker. Of course, it can’t do without love – in the “punk” style. But communication with the City is a difficult test for the psyche. Looks like one of them won't last…