The City, Not Long After by Pat Murphy

Book Description
After a deadly plague sweeps the world, toppling governments in its wake, a few surviving artists who have claimed San Francisco as their home wage an unorthodox war against an invading army intent on bringing the blessings of law and order to a community that has discovered a better way of life.

My thoughts
I came across this book by accident, but am glad that I did. “The City, Not Long After” by Pat Murphy is the story of survivors of a plague that has killed most of the population. The residents of San Francisco are artists, while outside the city there is an army ready to invade the city. The protagonist is a young woman with no name who enters the city to warn them. It is easy to see that the theme of this book is to make art not war. I found the story intriguing, the characters appealing and the writing splendid.