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Metropolitan
Published 1995 by HarperPrism · 342 pages
Nebula · 1996
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Walter Jon Williams on these ballots
3 award entries · 2 books · 0 wins · 1996–1998
Synopsis
In a world-spanning city enclosed beneath a mysterious Shield, a low-level bureaucrat named Aiah discovers a massive untapped source of plasm — the mysterious magical energy that powers civilization. She partners with a charismatic revolutionary leader to harness this power and challenge the corrupt political order, risking everything in a dangerous game of urban politics and sorcery.
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Details
- Series
- Metropolitan · Book 1
- Author nationality
- United States
- ISBN
- 9780061052125