Metatropolis: Original Science Fiction Stories in a Shared Future

Five original tales set in a shared urban future--from some of the hottest young writers in modern SF

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 collectively-constructed world. The results are individual glimpses of a shared vision, and a reading experience unlike any you've had before.

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.

Contents:
Introduction (METAtropolis) - essay by John Scalzi
In the Forests of the Night - novella by Jay Lake
Stochasti-city - novella by Tobias S. Buckell
The Red in the Sky Is Our Blood - novelette by Elizabeth Bear
Utere Nihil Non Extra Quiritationem Suis - novella by John Scalzi
To Hie from Far Cilenia - novella by Karl Schroeder