Distant City
The distant, ruined city is identified with Atlanta and remains a landmark for people crossing the surface, most recently Donald.
Story so far
The city first appeared as a decaying skyline beyond the hills, its ancient glass-and-steel spires prompting speculation that people had once lived aboveground. Holston saw its skyscrapers as whole and shining when he went outside, but Juliette could see ruined lower buildings where the visor’s projection no longer covered them. Atlanta appeared as a label beneath building shapes on Bernard Holland’s chart. The crumbling city later served as Juliette’s landmark on her return journey.
Before the blasts, downtown Atlanta was visible from the construction site, and Donald Keene saw the first flash in its direction. Now outside again, he uses the city visible from the tower to orient himself.
Appearance
A distant skyline of ancient glass-and-steel buildings and crumbling spires rises beyond the hills. Its lower buildings are visibly ruined when no visor projection obscures them.
Role
The ruined city provides a surface landmark and connects the visible landscape to Atlanta before the blasts.
Relationships
Earlier in this series
Also appears in books you've already read — spoiler-safe to their endings:
- WoolBook 1
Sources — 3 recorded facts, by chapter
- Downtown Atlanta is visible from the construction site.
- Donald sees the first flash of the blasts in the direction of downtown Atlanta.
- Donald navigates by the city visible from the tower.