Description: As skilled in execution as it is fascinating in premise, The Just City doesn't require a degree in classics... Although rich with philosophical discussions, what keeps this novel from becoming too chilly or analytical are its sympathetic female characters. - Library Journal (starred review)"A remarkable novel of ideas... Superb. In the end, the novel does more than justice to the idea of the Just City."- -Booklist (starred review) "Walton shines, as she always does, in the small and hurtful and glorious business of interpersonal relationships. ..The Just City manages to both sympathize with social engineering at the same time as it demolishes paternalistic solutions to human problems. In so doing, this book about philosophy, history, gender and freedom also manages to be a spectacular coming-of-age tale that encompasses everything from courtroom dramas to sexual intrigue." - Cory Doctorow, Boing Boing

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