PeterB reviewed Metropolitan (Metropolitan, #1) by Walter Jon Williams
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3 stars
Aiah is short on money, but not ambition. In her attempts to master plasm usage, she ends up in something way bigger. Plasm is the energy that can be transformed into mass or pretty much anything one desires.
Metropolitan is science fiction, but with much of the science replaced by fantasy elements. Or maybe it's fantasy with some cyberpunk mixed in.
In any case, it was quite a change from the previous book I read (The Martian) Personally, I prefer a slightly different balance, but this is a good book nonetheless. The story is griping, characters are well fleshed out.
If you're unsure, try the first chapter and you'll either read straight through, or put the book aside.
Aiah is short on money, but not ambition. In her attempts to master plasm usage, she ends up in something way bigger. Plasm is the energy that can be transformed into mass or pretty much anything one desires.
Metropolitan is science fiction, but with much of the science replaced by fantasy elements. Or maybe it's fantasy with some cyberpunk mixed in.
In any case, it was quite a change from the previous book I read (The Martian) Personally, I prefer a slightly different balance, but this is a good book nonetheless. The story is griping, characters are well fleshed out.
If you're unsure, try the first chapter and you'll either read straight through, or put the book aside.