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Metatropolis
Metatropolis | John Scalzi
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Five original tales set in a shared urban futurefrom some of the hottest young writers in modern SF A strange man comes to an even stranger encampment...a bouncer becomes the linchpin of an unexpected urban movement...a courier on the run has to decide who to trust in a dangerous city...a slacker in a "zero-footprint" town gets a most unusual new job...and a weapons investigator uses his skills to discover a metropolis hidden right in front of his eyes. Welcome to the future of cities. Welcome to Metatropolis. More than an anthology, Metatropolis is the brainchild of five of science fiction's hottest writersElizabeth Bear, Tobias Buckell, Jay Lake, Karl Schroeder, and project editor John Scalzi-who combined their talents to build a new urban future, and then wrote their own stories in this collectively-constructed world. The results are individual glimpses of a shared vision, and a reading experience unlike any you've had before.
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Twainy
Metatropolis | John Scalzi
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🎧 When I crave some good time geeky goodness Wil Wheaton delivers!! This is a short story set in the tagged world. Byways: A METAtropolis Story.

Reg is a worker on a deconstruction (demolition) crew & he‘s here, unbeknownst to himself, to save Cascadia.

A little political with a bit of conspiracy & eco-preaching.

Loved this short story! Now I need the novel! Great narration! Comfort listen! Palate cleanser! Audible Plus Catalog!

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2

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RamsFan1963
Metatropolis | John Scalzi
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Five surprisingly optimistic stories about the future of cities. I was expecting something more dystopian. All the authors agree our current capitalist system can not survive the future economic and environmental collapse, we'll have to shift to something more communal, more agrarian and *gasp* socialistic. 4 🌳🌳🌳🌳

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