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Time TravelMyth & Legend Fiction

The Just City

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  • 2001 first published
  • 368 pages
  • 8 editions
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The Just City is a 2001 time-travel fiction and mythic fiction novel by Jo Walton. Readers will find themes of greek Gods, planned communities, imaginary places and time travel.

7 Open Library readers have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 8 editions.

At about 368 pages, most readers finish it in 6–7 hours.

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Themes, setting & tropes

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Subjects

  • Fantasy
  • Greek Gods
  • Planned communities
  • Imaginary places
  • Time travel
  • Apollo, Greek deity
  • Self-actualization, Psychology in children
  • Islands
  • Goddesses
  • Teacher-student relationships

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Who wrote The Just City?

The Just City was written by Jo Walton and first published in 2001.

What genre is The Just City?

It is usually shelved as Time Travel and Myth & Legend Fiction.

How long is The Just City?

The median edition has 368 pages, about 6–7 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to The Just City?

Readers who like it often enjoy Ilium, A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court and Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children.

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