Polis: Tales of the One City

Polis: Tales of the One City
ISBN-10
0999195328
ISBN-13
9780999195321
Series
Polis
Language
English
Published
2020-02-28
Authors
Jamie Lackey, Larry Ivkovich, Jeff Hayward

Description

Covering every square meter of the planet where humanity's hundreds of billions live and work. A collection of diverse authors writing of small moments and large dramas. Each story is 1000 words in an anthology spanning 1000 years.

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