| Author | Walter Jon Williams |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Science fiction novel |
| Publisher | HarperPrism |
| Publication date | 1995 |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover & Paperback) |
| Pages | 342 pp |
| ISBN | ISBN 0-061-05212-4 |
| Followed by | City on Fire |
Metropolitan is a science fiction/fantasy novel by Walter Jon Williams, first published in 1995 and nominated for the Nebula Award for Best Novel in the same year. A sequel, City on Fire, was published in 1997.
Plot introduction
The novel is set in a world which has been 'roofed over' with an impenetrable shield for thousands of years by higher beings. The population has grown until the world is a single huge city, divided into districts which also function as separate nations. This civilisation is run by geomancy, a form of magic which depends on plasm, energy generated by structures and the relationships between them.
