Rating: Not rated
Tags: Science Fiction, Lang:en
Summary
In a theocratic world far into the future, cities control
their own movements and organization. Constantly moving,
growing and decaying, taking care of every need their
inhabitants might think of, the cities have decided that
humans are no longer a necessary part of their architecture,
casting them out to wander in the wilderness and eke out a
meager subsistence. To the exiled humans, the cities represent a paradisiacal
Eden, a reminder of all they cannot attain due to their
sinful and unworthy natures. But things are beginning to
change. People are no longer willing to allow the cities to
keep them out, choosing instead to force an entry and plunder
at will. The cities are starting to crumble and die because
they have no purpose or reason to continue living without
citizens. One woman, called mad by some and wise by others, is the
only human allowed to inhabit a city. From her lonely and
precarious position at the heart of one of the greatest
cities ever, she must decide the fate of the relationship
between human society and the ancient strongholds of
knowledge, while making one last desperate attempt to save
the living cities.