A PUBLISHERS WEEKLY Starred Review for METAtropolis, edited by John Scalzi
As Publishers Weekly notes in its starred review of METAtropolis (with novellas by John Scalzi, Jay Lake, Tobias Buckell, Elizabeth Bear, and Karl Schroeder), “Editor Scalzi (Zoe’s Tale) and four well known writers thoughtfully postulate the evolution of cities, transcending postapocalyptic clichés to envision genuinely new communities and relationships… Each story shines on its own; as a group they reinforce one another, building a multifaceted view of a realistic and hopeful urban future.”
Add that to the Booklist review of just a week ago (”Scalzi and his contributors/ collaborators have created a fascinating shared urban future that each of them evokes with his or her particular strengths… Originally an audio anthology, this stellar collection is a fascinating example of shared world building, well deserving of a parallel life in print.”) and METAtropolis is shaping up to be one of the best anthologies of the year.