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The Burning City is a fantasy novel of social and political allegory by American writers Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle.
Jan 1, 2001 · Set in the world of Larry Niven's popular The Magic Goes Away, The Burning City transports readers to an enchanted ancient city bearing a provocative resemblance to our own modern society. Here Yagen-Atep, the volatile and voracious god of fire, alternately protects and destroys the city's denizens.
Inspired by Aescylus' Agamemnon and Euripedes' Hecuba, The Burnt City transports the greatest of Greek tragedies to a sprawling neon metropolis. A completely unique dream-like experience, brought to life through physical performance, dance, sound and light.
Jan 1, 2004 · Burning City is a well-written book about one boy's struggle to reach for his goals, no matter them be near or far. The story moves fast, just like Heller on his bike, and the dialog is quick and witty.
Sep 1, 2015 · Nanjing: The Burning City tells the brutal tale of the Imperial Japanese Army seizing Nanjing. Through the dust of the bombed buildings, screams echo off the rubble. Two Chinese soldiers, abandoned by their cowardly commanding officers, are trapped inside the city.
Fighting his way to adulthood in the mean-but-magical streets of the city's most blighted neighborhoods, Whandall dreams of escaping the god's wrath to...
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Oct 1, 2012 · Set in the world of Larry Niven's popular The Magic Goes Away, The Burning City transports listeners to an enchanted ancient city bearing a provocative resemblance to our own modern society. There, Yangin-Atep, the volatile and voracious god of fire, alternately protects and destroys the city's denizens.
- Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle
Aug 24, 2007 · In Tep's Town, nothing can burn indoors and no fire can start: by accident -- except when the Burning comes upon the city. Then the people, possessed by Yagen-Atep, set their own town ablaze in a riotous orgy of destruction that often comes without warning.
