by John Scalzi
First published 2009
In a near-future world, five visionary authors construct a shared urban landscape, then each explore its far-future evolution. From a scrapyard AI's poignant awakening to a riot-torn metropolis' precarious rebirth, these interconnected tales paint a vivid picture of a world on the brink - and the people who will define it.
Genres: science-fiction, adventure, 21st-century, alternate-history
Vibes: atmospheric, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: found-family, world-on-the-brink
Setting: Metatropolis
Period: Near Future
264 pages · Hardcover · Subterranean