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Metropolis [Secure Adobe PDF]
by Thea Von Harbou
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Thea von Harbou's Metropolis is one science fiction classic everyone should read. Her visionary novel has been compared to such prophetic classics as Samuel Butler's Erewhon, Edward Bellamy's Looking Backward, H. G. Wells' When the Sleeper Wakes, Karel Capek's RUR, and George Orwell's 1984. Contemporary comparisons have been made to Samuel Delaney's Triton, Dan Simmons' Hyperion, Peter F. Hamilton's The Reality Dysfunction, and Greg Egan's Permutation City. "The language [of the book] is sometim... more info>>
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Metropolis: The Legendary SF Novel [MultiFormat]
by Thea Von Harbou
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Metropolis is the classic novel of prophetic science fiction that inspired both Fritz Lang's silent movie masterpiece and Osamu Tezuka's contemporary feature-length anime. Here is a magical, visionary page-turner so rich and inventive as to defy description. Thea von Harbou's Metropolis is one science fiction classic everyone should read. Her visionary novel has been compared to such prophetic classics as Samuel Butler's Erewhon, Edward Bellamy's Looking Backward, H. G. Wells' When the Sleeper W... more info>> (Published: 2001)
Words: 74212 - Reading Time: 212-296 min.
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