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Metatropolis gathers five of science fiction’s most celebrated writers who collaborate to construct a speculative urban setting. Each author then contributes a distinct narrative, offering individual vignettes that together make up a unified vision of a future metropolis.
First publish date: 2009
Genre: General Fiction/Anthologies
Authors: John Scalzi
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