Metatropolis - Audio MP3-CD - Unabridged Author:John Scalzi (Editor), Michael Hogan (Narrator), Scott Brick (Narrator), Kandyse McClure (Narrator), Alessandro Juliani (Narrator), Stefan Rudnicki (Narrator) Welcome to the future of cities. Welcome to METAtropolis. — More than an anthology, METAtropolis is the brainchild of five of science fiction's hottest writers Elizabeth 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... more » collectively-constructed world. The results are individual glimpses of a shared vision, and a reading experience unlike any you've had before.
You're at the city limits now. See what's waiting on the other side.
Contents:
Introduction by John Scalzi;
In the Forest of the Night / Jay Lake: a strange man comes to an even stranger encampment.
Stochasti-City / Tobias S. Buckell: a bouncer becomes the linchpin of an unexpected urban movement.
The Red in the Sky is Our Blood / Elizabeth Bear: a courier on the run has to decide who to trust in a dangerous city.
Utere Nihil Non Extra Quiritationem Suis / John Scalzi: a slacker in a zero-footprint town get a most unusual new job.
Hie From Far Cilenia / Karl Schroeder: a weapons investigator uses his skills to discover a metropolis hidden right in front of his eyes.
1 MP3-CD, 9 hrs, unabridged. Narrators: Michael Hogan, Scott Brick, Kandyse McClure, Alessandro Juliani, Stefan Rudnicki, and John Scalzi. System requirements: CD/MP3 player or PC with MP3-capable software.