METATROPOLIS
Book ID/图书代码： 12775008B30209
English Summary/英文概要： Welcome to a world where big cities are dying, dead - or transformed into technological megastructures. Where once-thriving suburbs are now treacherous Wilds. Where those who live for technology battle those who would die rather than embrace it. It is a world of zero-footprint cities, virtual nations, and armed camps of eco-survivalists.
METAtropolis is an intelligent and stunning creation of five of today’s cutting-edge science-fiction writers:
2008 Hugo Award winners John Scalzi and Elizabeth Bear; Campbell Award winner Jay Lake; plus fan favorites Tobias Buckell and Karl Schroeder.
Together they set the ground rules and developed the parameters of this "shared universe", then wrote five original novellas - all linked, but each a separate tale.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 《機械王國》是一本充滿了智慧和驚人創造力的科幻小說。它由五位當今頂尖的科幻小說作者共著： 2008年雨果獎得主：約翰 史卡奇、伊莉莎白拜耳（Elizabeth Bear）坎貝爾獎得主：傑雷克(Jay Lake) 最受讀者歡迎的作者：托比亞斯布凱爾(Tobias Buckell)、卡爾施羅德(Karl Schroeder)。
他們共同為這個虛擬世界制定規則、設定參數，本書包含了五篇原創短篇小說，它們是各自獨立的故事，又有千絲萬縷的關係。
隨著人類科學技術的突飛猛進，許多大城市已經消失或者瀕臨消失，取而代之的是一個由先進科技架構起來的機械世界。
你再也看不見繁榮的市郊，取而代之的是一片荒蕪。這裡曾經有人推崇科技的至高無上，也有人寧死抵抗，而現在他們都不在了。
這是一個了無人煙的世界，一個虛擬的國度，也是一些倖存者的武裝營地……(RH & SK)
Awards/获奖情况：暢銷科幻小說作家 約翰 史卡奇 John Scalzi
* 2006年坎培爾最佳新人獎
*入圍2006 年大塊獎（Locus Award）最佳處女小說獎決選名單
*2008年最佳同好作家
*三次雨果最佳小說獎提名
*科幻小說俱樂部選書（Science Fiction Book Club Selection）
*邦諾書店選書（Barnes and Noble Explorations Featured Selection）
*亞馬遜評分平均4顆星以上
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各界推薦：
“If Stephen King were to try his hand at science fiction, he’d be lucky to be half as entertaining as John Scalzi.” ---Dallas Morning News on The Ghost Brigades
"The sequel to Old Man’s War combines taut military action with keen insights into the moral issues revolving around developing technologies. Scalzi has a finely tuned sense of balance between personal drama and the ’big picture’ ... Highly recommended." ---Library Journal (starred review) on The Ghost Brigades
"A mix of Starship Troopers and Universal Soldier, Ghost evokes awakening, betrayal, and combat in the best military sci-fi tradition." ---Entertainment Weekly on The Ghost Brigades
“An impressive piece of work." ---Philadelphia Inquirer on The Ghost Brigades
"Fast and deep…I like the galaxy this author’s playing in, the characters he limns, the situations he’s playing with, and I’m glad there’s at least one more volume on the way."---San Diego Union-Tribune on The Ghost Brigades
"In Heinleinesque fashion, the book is loaded with scenes of comradeship, isolation, ruthlessness and the protocols, which govern the lives of active-duty soldiers. But this is where Scalzi, famous for his blog ‘The Whatever,’ surpasses Heinlein. Scalzi weaves in subtle discussions of humanity’s growing fear of aging and our simultaneous attraction and repulsion to the Frankensteinlike creatures we are able to create."---San Antonio Express-News on The Ghost Brigades
"Scalzi is a natural heir to Heinlein, and his second book in this series is a good old-fashioned space opera, which takes time to question the nature of free will."---St. Louis Press-Dispatch on The Ghost Brigades
相關連結
John Scalzi 的官方網站：http://www.scalzi.com/
本書簡介與書摘：
http://www.scalzi.com/books/omwpreview.html
John Scalzi 訪談：http://www.scifi.com/sfw/interviews/sfw12100.html
Reviews: http://us.macmillan.com/author/johnscalzi.
New York Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/24/books/review/Itzkoff.t.html?_r=3&scp=2&sq=john%20scalzi&st=cse
About the Author/作者介绍： John Scalzi is a prolific journalist, columnist, and non-fiction writer whose books include The Rough Guide to the Universe and The Book of the Dumb. His web journal The Whatever is one of the longest-established and most widely-read weblogs on the net.
約翰 史卡奇，美國當代著名科幻作家和博客作家，1969年5月10日出生，畢業於芝加哥大學，現居俄亥俄州。2005年，史卡奇的處女作《垂暮之戰》由美國著名科幻出版社Tor出版，從此開啟了科幻作家之途。
太空系列的第三集《最後殖民地》（The Last Colony）以及青少年旁傳《佐伊的故事》（Zoe’s Tale）也都獲得雨果獎入圍的殊榮，人氣之高可見一般
Format:电子手稿
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