Comments on: Metatropolis is Out! http://whatever.scalzi.com/2008/10/21/metatropolis-is-out/ I FORGET WHAT EIGHT WAS FOR Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:57:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: brecklundin http://whatever.scalzi.com/2008/10/21/metatropolis-is-out/#comment-226512 Sat, 20 Nov 2010 03:18:49 +0000 http://scalzi.wordpress.com/?p=4916#comment-226512 I thought I would come back after listening to a free Audible download titled:

http://www.audible.com/pd?asin=B0046VC4AI

I am not sure if it is only free to Audible subscribers or anyone who creates an Audible account but it was enough of an into for me to let me happily burn credits for both the first books METAtropolis as well as the “sequel”. I think the best comparison, however weak it might be, is to the TV series Jeremiah. It had that same post-apocalyptic and/or dystopian feel to it. Still the story is the same….only different. I know, I know that’s one heck of an oxymoron but it’s the best my limited US edu-ma-cated vocabulary can offer.

Basically I think this is one of the most entertaining Audible downloads I have done this year. So, thanks to John for not only contributing to the first volume but also for the enthusiastic promotion of the Audible version. It tipped the scales which made me happy as I have been on a stretch of listening to and reading all things dystopian this year. Maybe that says more about me than anything else… ;)

But if the 2-hour “free” story is free to anyone it’s worth the download. It might not be as easy to follow for some new to the genre but given my appetite for works of this tone of late, it was a wonderful intro that confirmed I would be interested in the other volumes. Hopefully we’ll get a couple more every now and then.

]]> By: brecklundin http://whatever.scalzi.com/2008/10/21/metatropolis-is-out/#comment-226492 Fri, 19 Nov 2010 21:45:47 +0000 http://scalzi.wordpress.com/?p=4916#comment-226492 Hmmmmm…well, you had better be right as I am burning up an Audible credit for this one rather than buying much needed Purina Baby Chow (made from genuine imported Icelandic babies).

If you are wrong I am personally going to find your garden gnome and coax my bladder to work past my ever enlarging prostate to empty itself all over said gnome!! And just to prove I am serious I have pictures:
http://www.brecklundin.com/photos/1097082163_MPp4C-M.jpg
http://www.brecklundin.com/photos/1097082510_CALj7-M.jpg

so here goes nothing…burning Audible credits!!

]]> By: kams912 http://whatever.scalzi.com/2008/10/21/metatropolis-is-out/#comment-130026 Tue, 17 Feb 2009 21:58:59 +0000 http://scalzi.wordpress.com/?p=4916#comment-130026 it does indeed ROCK!

]]> By: Savanni D'Gerinel http://whatever.scalzi.com/2008/10/21/metatropolis-is-out/#comment-114934 Mon, 03 Nov 2008 16:10:51 +0000 http://scalzi.wordpress.com/?p=4916#comment-114934 Loving the stories. I bought them Thursday or some such and am through most of them now.

They are… changing me. Not quickly, really, but more often I see the appeal of getting rid of the house and the stuff, attaching a trailer to my bike, and living out of a tent. Especially with advanced technology that makes living out of a tent comfortable; truly portable computers (my iBook is close, but not quite there); and meta-cultures where I really can walk into a building where I am a member, grab a few dishes, cook the food that I brought in, then clean up and move on.

I plan on buying a few more copies of this for friends who will appreciate it and relatives who might be inspired by it.

Please write more. This is a rich world that could be a wonderful playground!

]]> By: milo http://whatever.scalzi.com/2008/10/21/metatropolis-is-out/#comment-114538 Sat, 01 Nov 2008 01:16:48 +0000 http://scalzi.wordpress.com/?p=4916#comment-114538 Metatropolis is truly excellent — the best sf I’ve read or listened to this year. The performance of the readers and the production values put it over the top. Mr. Scalzi, please keep the shared-world writing coalition together. I really hope you and your co-conspirators are planning a sequel.

]]> By: Hashan http://whatever.scalzi.com/2008/10/21/metatropolis-is-out/#comment-114523 Fri, 31 Oct 2008 23:49:16 +0000 http://scalzi.wordpress.com/?p=4916#comment-114523 I am blown away by this anthology! So much so that I just had to Google “Metatropolis” and see what others were saying! This is my first experience with any of the authors who wrote it, but I’m a big fan of Scott Brick and Stefan Rudnicki already. I can’t just say I love it, because it’s so inherently sad to think of our nation that wrecked. But the writing is so excellent that it has almost made me wish, maybe not to experience the death of our nation as we know it, but that it wouldn’t take that death to create such zero-footprint, community-centered practopias.

]]> By: thisisendless http://whatever.scalzi.com/2008/10/21/metatropolis-is-out/#comment-112632 Wed, 22 Oct 2008 06:33:26 +0000 http://scalzi.wordpress.com/?p=4916#comment-112632 yeah the 4.95 vs the 19.95 thing is making me feel guilty.. Is there some reason I should buy it from the site instead of itunes? Because since I already have itunes and an ipod it just seems easier than dealing with any download and transfer-into-itunes issue. I have very little patience for technical stuff. :)

]]> By: Patrick http://whatever.scalzi.com/2008/10/21/metatropolis-is-out/#comment-112608 Wed, 22 Oct 2008 04:40:32 +0000 http://scalzi.wordpress.com/?p=4916#comment-112608 I’m sorry but iCrap or not. iTunes has a price point 75% lower than audible.com. I was suspicious that I was buying a single story or sample version but nope its all there for 4.95

]]> By: Fiona http://whatever.scalzi.com/2008/10/21/metatropolis-is-out/#comment-112586 Wed, 22 Oct 2008 03:06:16 +0000 http://scalzi.wordpress.com/?p=4916#comment-112586 I have a long flight coming up—this is just what I needed.

Off to iTunes.

]]> By: ytimynona http://whatever.scalzi.com/2008/10/21/metatropolis-is-out/#comment-112553 Tue, 21 Oct 2008 23:06:27 +0000 http://scalzi.wordpress.com/?p=4916#comment-112553 @#38
I’m glad I checked iTunes first… that’s where I bought it!!! I’m listening to it as I clean my 8X10 ft dormitory domain =)

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