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The Mad Metropolis by High, Philip E is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is The Mad Metropolis about?

One of Philip E High's most imaginative visions of the future starts with a "Prole" e.g. an ordinary citizen, being trapped outside the building where he lives and works. This makes him prey to all manner of nasties - first he is hunted by a "psycho" whose bad intentions are signalled when she speaks to him in a parody of Keats' "La Belle Dame Sans Merci." Will he fall into her hands, or be "rescued" to face the doubtful mercies of the "Civil and Voluntary Police Organisation," who are also nicknamed the "Nonpol" or "Gestap" (from their propensity to beat up their suspects) ?В Is it possible that this apparently insignificant displaced prole has a role he does not even suspect in the great events which are about to happen ?В This is a world of mega-city states and illusions: some cities are known as "Free Cities" but their ordinary citizens or "proles" have little true freedom, while others are known as "controlled cities" and are run on Stalinist lines. All but the poorest individuals can control their appearance, using machines called hypnads to project illusions of health and beauty. Similar machines put a beautiful facade on the appearance of the great cities. But the reality i

Who reads The Mad Metropolis?

Author

High, Philip E

Publisher

Ace

Language

EN

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Science Fiction, Fiction