Metropolis
by Thea von Harbou
290 pages~5 hrs
“Between the high towers and the deep machines, a revolution is born.”
Discover the foundational epic that defined modern science fiction and inspired cinematic history. In a soaring city divided by class, a forbidden romance between the elite and the oppressed sparks a revolution that threatens to tear the machines of progress apart.
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