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Can I read Cities of the Red Night on EtoBox?
Cities of the Red Night by William Seward Burroughs is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is Cities of the Red Night about?
Clem Snide, a private detective, has to solve a case of ritual murder. In the Gobi Desert 100,000 years ago, a red virus has erupted. And in the 18th century, gay pirates have set up their own republics in South America and are at war with the conquistadors. All three stories are merged at the end in a giant trans-time, trans-space battle.
Who reads Cities of the Red Night?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- William Seward Burroughs
- Publisher
- Holt, Rinehart, and Winston
- Published
- 1995
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780805039559
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Children'S, Fiction, Literary Fiction
- Rating
- 3.78 / 5 (52 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
Other editions & translations
- Cities of the Red Night (The Red Night Trilogy, #1) (2013)
- Cities of the Red Night: A Novel (1981)
- Cities of the Red Night (The Red Night Trilogy, #1) (2001)
- Cities of the Red Night (1981)
- Cities of the Red Night (1982)
- Cities of the Red Night (The Red Night Trilogy, #1) (2012)
- Cities of the Red Night (The Red Night Trilogy, #1) (1981)
- Cities of the Red Night (Picador Books) (1982)
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