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Cover of The Squares of the City

The Squares of the City

John Brunner (1965)

SubgenreDystopian / Post-Apocalyptic
Age groupYA 12-17
Content ratingPG-13
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Ballantine Books, 1965. paperback, 3rd printing stated. Hugo nominee and British Fantasy Award winner. This novel explores the idea of subliminal messages as political tools, and it is notable for having the structure of a famous 1892 chess game between Wilhelm Steinitz and Mikhail Chigorin.