Project Gutenberg 2016-04-17 Public domain in the USA. 56 Laumer, Keith 1925 1993 Laumer, John Keith Laumer, Kit Finlay, Virgil 1914 1971 Finlay The King of the City Reading ease score: 95.3 (5th grade). Very easy to read. Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The King of the City" by Keith Laumer is a science fiction novel written during the early 1960s. The story unfolds in a dystopian urban landscape marked by lawlessness and violence, focusing on the protagonist, a former military man, who seeks to navigate this perilous environment as he attempts to uncover vital information. The narrative explores themes of survival, betrayal, and power dynamics within a crumbling society. In the book, the main character finds himself in a dangerous city where armed escorts are necessary to traverse the treacherous streets. He takes a job escorting a mysterious businessman named Stenn, who has his own hidden agenda. As they traverse the city, they face various threats, including gangs and corrupt officials. Tension escalates as the protagonist learns that Stenn has ulterior motives tied to past military secrets, and the duo must navigate not just the physical dangers of the city, but also the complicated web of loyalty and deception. Ultimately, the story culminates in a revelation of broader conspiracies and the potential for redemption in a world ruled by criminal kingpins. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Science fiction PS Text Science Fiction Browsing: Literature Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy 84925 84931 2024-10-21T14:03:34.370257 2023-09-22T10:51:40.035891 text/html text/html 82001 2016-04-17T08:45:34 text/html; charset=us-ascii 279562 2016-04-17T08:45:36 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 307581 2024-10-21T14:03:36.707241 application/epub+zip 306499 2024-10-21T14:03:34.811235 application/epub+zip 93989 2024-10-21T14:03:34.564235 application/epub+zip 350322 2024-10-21T14:03:38.246268 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 343647 2024-10-21T14:03:36.403225 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 131506 2022-09-23T15:10:38.866487 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 76931 76836 2024-10-21T14:03:34.143312 2023-09-22T10:51:39.717866 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 76832 2016-04-17T08:45:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 30053 2016-04-17T08:45:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20241 2024-10-21T14:03:39.308234 application/rdf+xml 24957 2024-10-21T14:03:34.643244 image/jpeg 4283 2024-10-21T14:03:34.605302 image/jpeg 280413 2024-10-21T14:03:34.387256 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia