![]() ![]() ![]() Its origins are shrouded in myth and part of religion. It has no day, night, or seasons because it’s surrounded by the Shield, which disintegrates those who reach too high altitudes. “Metropolitan” is set on a world whose surface is covered by a single large city divided into metropolises. Aiah aims to get a hefty sum in exchange for the secret of the plasm source but the woman ends up entangled in Constantine’s political intrigues. In secret, Aiah turns to Metropolitan Constantine, a politician in exile after his political enemies managed to oust him from positions of power in their metropolis. She’s supposed to report the source location but she decides to keep the information to herself. During an emergency intervention following the appearance of a mysterious burning woman who causes damage to several city blocks, Aiah discovers a large source of plasm and realizes that the mysterious woman tapped it directly and ended up killing herself after damaging the area. The novel “Metropolitan” by Walter Jon Williams was published for the first time in 1995.Īiah is a low-ranking employee of the Plasm Authority who works in the metropolis of Jaspeer. ![]()
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