"A sweet fable."Publishers Weekly

"evokes a haunting vision of life after society's collapse, as art becomes magic and
combines with the power of love to defeat the engines of war. Highly recommended."
Library Journal

The city is San Francisco. The not long after refers to a devastating worldwide plague that
has wiped out most of the planet's population. The people who survive in San Francisco
are mostly artists, hippies, and misfits who pull together a viable community and transform
the city. But when a military general determines to reunite the remnants of the once great
United States and sets his sights on San Francisco, the people resistfiguring they have
already discovered a better way of lifeand stage an artistically creative kind of guerrilla
warfare that becomes one of the oddest battles ever fought.

Selected by the New York Times as a Notable Book of 1989, The City, Not
Long After is a superb human drama told through the eyes of unforgettable
characters.

Pat Fraley is among the top ten performers of all time to be cast in animated television programs.

Marguerite Gavin grew up on the Chesapeake Bay. She holds an M.F.A. in acting and a B.F.A. in theater. An actress working in theater and audiobook narration, she is also artistic director of a youth theater program. She lives in the Washington, D.C., area with her husband and son.