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City on Fire

Metropolitan Series, Book 2

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City on Fire

By: Walter Jon Williams
Narrated by: Emily Woo Zeller
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Nominated for both the Hugo and Nebula Award, City on Fire returns to the world-city of Metropolitan, a city dominated by plasm, the magical substance capable of both creation and destruction.

With her help, Aiah's lover Constantine has established himself in the metropolis of Caraqui, a nation dominated by corrupt officials, gangsters, and the genetically altered known as the "twisted." Here they hope to create a revolution in the cosmic order - but first they must fend off treachery, war, and the threat of Taikoen, the "hanged man", a deadly creature that lives within plasm itself. Aiah must fight not only for her revolution and for her place in the world, but for Constantine's very soul.

Finalist for the 1998 Hugo Award for Best Novel.

©1996, 2019 Walter Jon Williams (P)2019 Blackstone Audio, Inc. Cyberpunk Science Fiction Fiction War
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why is this not a TV show or series. if that ever happens don't change a thing

effing great

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Great narration and wonderful story. Listen to this audiobook. More text inserted to meet minimum number of words for reviews. 🙄

Continues the fantastic world of the first novel

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Love this series, and this was an excellent 2nd book. Wish there was a 3rd book.
Great narration.

Excellent

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Extraordinary worldbuilding, of course, and ultimately very compelling, but this entry could have stood a bit more editing, I think. Some sections drag, seem almost repetitive, but, in the end, this book very much left me wanting more.

Extraordinary, if a touch unbalanced

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I was totally surprised by the quality of the writing of this book. The performance is excellent.

Smart engaging intelligent.

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I found this book and its predecessor to be incredibly captivating with its level of detail. I wanted more.

Devastated when it ended

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Plot, characters, performance, all top notch - great arc for Aia, but left me curious to know Constantine's side during the events by the end of the book

Great story

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