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Lädt ... METAtropolis (2008. Auflage)von John Scalzi (Herausgeber)
Werk-InformationenMetatropolis: Erzählungen von John Scalzi (Editor)
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Melde dich bei LibraryThing an um herauszufinden, ob du dieses Buch mögen würdest. Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch. Normally, this book would have two strikes against it from the get-go: (1) it's a collection of short stories; (2) it's part of a series. But it was so good that I am immediately moving on to the next collection in the series: METAtropolis: Cascadia ( ) Expertly ordered stories. The first: intriguing, full of holes, left me wanting more. The second: started off well enough, and then fell apart. The third: started to despair for the anthology, figured I just needed to hold out for Scalzi, skipped a big chunk of the middle, missed nothing. The fourth: entertaining! The villain's defeat was pretty implausible, but I once again felt like finishing! And the fifth... Karl Schroeder is just wonderful at coming up with mind-bending worlds that hold up even if he doesn't fill in every detail. Redeemed the anthology, for me. If I were recommending this to myself, I'd suggest skimming the first, skipping the second and third, and reading the last two properly. I haven't read many anthologies based on a relatively fully-fleshed concept decided on at the start, but I really thought the coherency of the stories made this a solid examination of future cities couched in a number of very solid and interesting tales from these various artists. We've got the bio-revolutions, MMORPG economies and espionage, and even a little bit of ethical examinations. It is very much in tune with the modern speculations in speculative fiction and is lovely to behold. I've really got a sweet tooth for the sub-genre, thanks to Windup Girl, Reamde, Rule 34, a lot of Greg Bear's stuff, to name a few. This is only in audiobook format and has many of the great names reading each short story. Very good production, including most of the cast of ST:TNG for you fanboys out there.
But the way you know these urban settings have succeeded in their worldbuilding task is, they provide a backdrop for some cracking city adventures. Scalzi and Buckell, in particular, keep you guessing about where their stories are going and provide fun yarns where you root for their underdog protagonists. These feel like cities where anything can happen, from getting your skull cracked to discovering your life purpose. And most important of all, when I was done reading about this future dys/utopia, I wanted to spend a lot more time there. Auszeichnungen
Welcome to a world where big cities are dying, dead - or transformed into technological megastructures. Where once-thriving suburbs are now treacherous Wilds. Where those who live for technology battle those who would die rather than embrace it. It is a world of zero-footprint cities, virtual nations, and armed camps of eco-survivalists.METAtropolis is an intelligent and stunning creation of five of today's cutting-edge science-fiction writers: 2008 Hugo Award winners John Scalzi and Elizabeth Bear; Campbell Award winner Jay Lake; plus fan favorites Tobias Buckell and Karl Schroeder. Together they set the ground rules and developed the parameters of this "shared universe," then wrote five original novellas - all linked, but each a separate tale.Bringing this audiobook to life is a dream team of performers: Battlestar Galactica's Michael Hogan ("Saul Tigh"); Alessandro Juliani ("Felix Gaeta"); and Kandyse McClure ("Anastasia 'Dee' Dualla"); plus legendary audiobook narrators Scott Brick (Dune) and Stefan Rudnicki (Ender's Game).John Scalzi, who served as Project Editor, introduces each story, offering insight into how the METAtropolis team created this unique project exclusively for audio. Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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