Running Off the Cliff: City on Fire

This is one of a series of essays written on recently republished works. This one is about City on Fire (newly available in ebook form via Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and Smashwords). Since City on Fire is a sequel to Metropolitan, it might be best to start with the three big essays I wrote on that work.
Are we up to speed now? Good.
City on Fire was, firstly, an accident. Secondly, it was very difficult. Thirdly, it led to catastrophe.
It was an accident because I’d only intended to write a single...