Shared Worlds: Real Cities That Seem Fantastical/SFnal

Shared Worlds asked Elizabeth Hand, Nalo Hopkinson, Ursula K. LeGuin, China Miéville, and Michael Moorcock:

“What’s your pick for the top real-life fantasy or science fiction city?”

“At Shared Worlds students create fantasy and science fiction worlds to fuel their art and writing projects. But even the strangest made-up place can have some real-world spark. Our own planet is often surreal, alien, and beautifully strange—and cities tend to focus our fascination with these qualities. Sometimes the