Project Gutenberg 2016-04-17 Public domain in the USA. 122 Laumer, Keith 1925 1993 Laumer, John Keith Laumer, Kit Finlay, Virgil 1914 1971 Finlay The King of the City Produced from Galaxy Magazine August 1961 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.) Reading ease score: 95.3 (5th grade). Very easy to read. en Science fiction PS Text Science Fiction Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 85109 2025-07-20T15:06:33.958422 text/html 62136 2024-10-23T00:21:18 text/html 307682 2025-07-20T15:06:36.043436 application/epub+zip 306507 2025-07-20T15:06:34.362445 application/epub+zip 93998 2025-07-20T15:06:34.141383 application/epub+zip 350276 2025-07-20T15:06:37.414420 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 343701 2025-07-20T15:06:35.832421 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 131506 2022-09-23T15:10:38.866487 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 76858 2025-07-20T15:06:33.778402 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 57095 2024-10-23T00:21:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17631 2025-07-20T15:06:37.595387 application/rdf+xml 24957 2025-07-20T15:06:34.214406 image/jpeg 4283 2025-07-20T15:06:34.177416 image/jpeg 280476 2025-07-20T15:06:33.979411 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia