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Angel of the City
A vision of a dystopian future, as seen through the eyes of a brain damaged ex-policeman.
The last city on Earth is an overcrowded, festering metropolis of segregated quarters and ancient, ethnic hatreds. It is a city on the edge of starvation, slowly succumbing to the creeping death that has choked off the rest of the world.
When the leader of a nascent resistance movement is captured by the government, a nameless, brain-damaged thief is hired to rescue her. It's a suicide mission and he knows it, but it's a job he can't refuse.
And if he can get her out, then what? Where do you go, when there is no place to go? How can you hide in a city tearing itself apart in a wholesale ethnic cleansing? What drives a man to keep fighting, when he knows the terrible truth the future holds? Angel Of The City is a story of hope and survival in a broken world.
The last city on Earth is an overcrowded, festering metropolis of segregated quarters and ancient, ethnic hatreds. It is a city on the edge of starvation, slowly succumbing to the creeping death that has choked off the rest of the world.
When the leader of a nascent resistance movement is captured by the government, a nameless, brain-damaged thief is hired to rescue her. It's a suicide mission and he knows it, but it's a job he can't refuse.
And if he can get her out, then what? Where do you go, when there is no place to go? How can you hide in a city tearing itself apart in a wholesale ethnic cleansing? What drives a man to keep fighting, when he knows the terrible truth the future holds? Angel Of The City is a story of hope and survival in a broken world.
- GenresScience FictionDystopia
264 pages, ebook
First published January 18, 2013
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About the author
R.J. Leahy
6 books9 followersRJ Leahy is a multi-genre author. His first book, the science fiction novel Tigra, was followed by its sequel, Tigra II: for the Sins of Rothra Orr. He also authored Angel of the City, a gritty, dystopian novel about the last city on Earth.
On a lighter note, check out the Hilarious mystery novel, Fat Chance, about a wise-cracking PI forced to solve a missing persons case in small town New Mexico.
Finally, he has begun a middle-grade series about a young girl seeking her mother in an alternate reality. The book is written under the pen Name, E. Racine. Pirates and Vampires and Fairies, oh my! The first of the series is Neverworld, and is available in both paperback and Ebook.
On a lighter note, check out the Hilarious mystery novel, Fat Chance, about a wise-cracking PI forced to solve a missing persons case in small town New Mexico.
Finally, he has begun a middle-grade series about a young girl seeking her mother in an alternate reality. The book is written under the pen Name, E. Racine. Pirates and Vampires and Fairies, oh my! The first of the series is Neverworld, and is available in both paperback and Ebook.
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August 26, 2019
Down right erry
This is a great piece of work I am still wanting to turn another page what it needs though is more story that what he found before he died and what happened to the inner city
This is a great piece of work I am still wanting to turn another page what it needs though is more story that what he found before he died and what happened to the inner city
January 11, 2020
An intense, well-thought-out book
The writing and the characters were very good. The party in the pace or excellent. Our hero (?) Cakes on way more than he thought he was going to.
The writing and the characters were very good. The party in the pace or excellent. Our hero (?) Cakes on way more than he thought he was going to.
June 18, 2019
I loved this book..
February 1, 2013
Angel of the City is a kind of future post apocalyptic tale seeming very much like Megacity from Dredd.
People live within a City where the poor are poor and the rich are rich and there's no way to change that unless you become a Counsellor. The most feared member of the law that walks the streets and brings justice swiftly and without mercy.
The City is broken up into ghetto districts and although you can cross into another you most definitely won't be welcome.
We meet our lead male, a mysterious Shade who know's the ins and outs of the City and has a mysterious past he has to atone for. He will only risk his life for the right price but a woman gets sent his way for help and something he thought was long gone stirs within him and he's compelled to help her, even if it is crazy.
You meet many characters in this tale and I can't give too much away without it spoiling the book as something minor really is an "ah ha!" moment.
The Shade himself is a mystery throughout the entire book and we only learn brief details about him, I don't think I even saw his name mentioned. I feel very conflicted about him as he's a hero while we read about him but in his past he was very much the villain. A person we definitely love to hate.
It's a great tale that's very in-depth and has you rooting for the people of the City living such a devastating existence.
None of the characters are pointless as they all bring something to the story and are memorable.
Noticed a few words seemed to be missing within a sentence which was possibly missed during the editing. The Shade has a unique dialect that I loved reading and thought was a nice added touch.
I'm still shocked at the ending even now as it's not exactly a happy one but looking back i'm not a happily ever after one would have suited. Glad I read something out of my comfort zone as it really opened my eyes and I thoroughly enjoyed it
People live within a City where the poor are poor and the rich are rich and there's no way to change that unless you become a Counsellor. The most feared member of the law that walks the streets and brings justice swiftly and without mercy.
The City is broken up into ghetto districts and although you can cross into another you most definitely won't be welcome.
We meet our lead male, a mysterious Shade who know's the ins and outs of the City and has a mysterious past he has to atone for. He will only risk his life for the right price but a woman gets sent his way for help and something he thought was long gone stirs within him and he's compelled to help her, even if it is crazy.
You meet many characters in this tale and I can't give too much away without it spoiling the book as something minor really is an "ah ha!" moment.
The Shade himself is a mystery throughout the entire book and we only learn brief details about him, I don't think I even saw his name mentioned. I feel very conflicted about him as he's a hero while we read about him but in his past he was very much the villain. A person we definitely love to hate.
It's a great tale that's very in-depth and has you rooting for the people of the City living such a devastating existence.
None of the characters are pointless as they all bring something to the story and are memorable.
Noticed a few words seemed to be missing within a sentence which was possibly missed during the editing. The Shade has a unique dialect that I loved reading and thought was a nice added touch.
I'm still shocked at the ending even now as it's not exactly a happy one but looking back i'm not a happily ever after one would have suited. Glad I read something out of my comfort zone as it really opened my eyes and I thoroughly enjoyed it
January 30, 2014
I love it when I find hidden gems like this story. I picked it up ages ago as a kindle freebie. Who says you can't get something good for nothing. I almost feel guilty about it because the story was pretty great.
This is a dystopian set in a city surrounded by a wall. They say this is the last city left and outside the wall there is nothing. The city is made up of three levels of Government/enforcement. There is the ministry who we don't hear much about. The lowest level is just referred to as the blueshirts - they are somewhere between a beat cop and mall security. The last level are the councillors. They rule in this city. They are the true enforcers of the law and they seem pretty ruthless. Our protagonist was a councillor and is the only one who has ever left but this has driven him underground to live the life of a criminal. These are bad times in this last city on Earth. The different ethnic districts are rioting against each other and now a revolution is brewing.
I was thoroughly impressed with the writing and attention to detail. It was obviously well thought out. The only bad thing I have to say is that I was disappointed that there wasn't more explanation as to what was outside the walls of the city. I love to be spoon-fed every little detail and when I finish a book with questions, it drives me crazy.
This is a dystopian set in a city surrounded by a wall. They say this is the last city left and outside the wall there is nothing. The city is made up of three levels of Government/enforcement. There is the ministry who we don't hear much about. The lowest level is just referred to as the blueshirts - they are somewhere between a beat cop and mall security. The last level are the councillors. They rule in this city. They are the true enforcers of the law and they seem pretty ruthless. Our protagonist was a councillor and is the only one who has ever left but this has driven him underground to live the life of a criminal. These are bad times in this last city on Earth. The different ethnic districts are rioting against each other and now a revolution is brewing.
I was thoroughly impressed with the writing and attention to detail. It was obviously well thought out. The only bad thing I have to say is that I was disappointed that there wasn't more explanation as to what was outside the walls of the city. I love to be spoon-fed every little detail and when I finish a book with questions, it drives me crazy.
January 4, 2014
Survival is all that counts in a city where fear rules. Then a rumour is started of someone, a girl who wants to overthrow the authorities to make a better world. The Angel of the City. This is a book whose hero is both bad and good. Leahy gives us both hope and despair throughout the story. Its conclusion is both satisfying yet stark. A good read.
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January 27, 2013Kindle freebie, 1/27/13
July 1, 2015
Not what I expected. Fantastic Story.
Loved the characters.
Kept me turning through the pages to see what happened next.
Loved the characters.
Kept me turning through the pages to see what happened next.
November 19, 2014
This is a fascinating post apocalyptic read. This well written story draws you in and keeps you questioning exactly what is happening. The hero is crafty and creative. I loved the ending
September 18, 2015
Dystopian Mystery
This book combined the dystopian future with a mystery in an easy to read. I read another book of RJ Leahy's, Fat Chance, that I would recommend as well
This book combined the dystopian future with a mystery in an easy to read. I read another book of RJ Leahy's, Fat Chance, that I would recommend as well
April 1, 2016
Great read. I loved the story-line and the dialogue amongst the characters.
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