The narration is adequate with moderate character distinction. The only issue is with the disconnect between scientific acumen and the shield / plasm aspects. At the same time, ethnic prejudice is widespread as well as various religions that have incorporated aspects of the shield into traditions. Williams' worldbuilding is extensive and detailed, although the bureaucratic morass is comparable to Earth. Along the way, she learns magery, the skill for handling plasm while covering her tracks from her employers. She connects with a former metropolitan (the term for the head of what passes for countries on this world), Constantine who is planning a coup of another polity. She stumbles upon an unknown source of plasm and concocts a plan to 'steal' the plasm. The main protagonist, Aiah works for such an authority. Because of potential danger, plasm is regulated by a government agency. The world beneath consists of city built next to city, rising layer upon ancient layer. Allison Williams, who worked for the University Libraries in the 1990s, donated. METROPOLITAN by Walter Jon Williams Kirkus Reviews For thousands of years, the Earth has been enclosed by an impervious Shield raised by the long-vanished Ascended Ones. In addition, energy is derived from a geological process where architectural structures can channel energy or 'plasm' by human will. Musician Donates Late Fathers Rare Frank Stanford Book to Special Collections.
But when I was finished with the first, I realized the story wasnt over. Walter Jon Williams' Metropolitan is an intriguing tale set on an unnamed world with a mysterious past where the planet has been encased by a 'shield' that cannot be breached and abrogates traditional day/night cycles. WJW: The METROPOLITAN series started out as a single volume.
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