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    Golem100: Mega-City One from the world of Judge Dredd. New York from Final Fantasy - The Spirits Within. New York from Soylent Green The City of Gold and... more »
    Golem100: Thanks for the tip on "The Forest of Hands and Feet". I'll be looking for that today. more »
    MrLister: How about the whole 1950'3 Earth in Alastair Reynolds' "Century Rain"? Better than a little city, that. more »
    Roklimber: Does the cube in The Cube satisfy your definition of a city "that will never let you leave" ? I think so. more »
    MargaretMoony: Hey, I love how the village from "The Forest of Hands and Teeth" is on this list! more »
    AutonymousPrime: Also the planet encompassing city of Chung Kuo! with England as your garden, how could this NOT be a city you could never leave? ^_^ more »
    Chip Overclock: DARK CITY + BluRay + DIrector's Cut = Awesomeness more »
    jstimson: For the World is Hollow, and I have Touched the Sky more »
    RavenNemain: The Savage Reservation in Brave New World? Maybe World Staters can come and go, but there is no way they would let any of the "savages" out. more »
    All hail the Winslow! Hi!: I've posted a few times before, but finally decided to set up an account. Gurren Lagann has a nice sequence of spiraling cities at the end of the wor... more »
    aassddff1234: Dhalgren, by Samuel R. Delany more »
    SpaceHospital: How about the mega-cities that appear in Isaac Asimov's work? Enormous, enclosed cities where billions work without ever breathing fresh air and eat y... more »
    VidorSilus: However, the "city" of Zion (The Matrix trilogy), isn't even a real city, either, but another extension of "The Matrix". We never actually see the "re... more »
    trilobyte: What was the name of the small city in the movie 'Zardoz'? more »
    paulgo: What about the City of Gold and Lead from the John Christopher book of the same name? more »
    Soupytwist: Great list - a couple of things on there that I will check out! This is why I read io9. more »
    thufir_hawat: Kandor, rests "until the day Superman can restore it to its original size." Or until it is returned to its regular size, and converted into a planet ... more »
    redqueenmeg: [en.wikipedia.org] more »
    JLanphear: City of Ember is amazing, so glad that was on here. Same with Paradigm City. The Big O is one of my favorite pieces of anime, so I'm happy it got some... more »
    CoffinDodger (If the typos crap. Blame my keyboard): Haha. Just thought of one. 2000AD. When the Judges go on the long walk in Megacity 1 they have 2 choices. The long walk into the cursed earth or the o... more »
  • #triviagasm

    The Cities You Can Never Leave

    Science fiction imagines strange and wondrous cities in our future, but many are less paradise than prison. We take an ill-advised vacation inside the cities that will never let you leave. More »
  • #scifitatts

    Tattoos That Say 'I'm A Futuristic Bad-Ass'