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This is a wor k of fiction. N ames, cha racters, places, inciden ts
and dialogues are p roducts of the a utho r’ s imaginatio n or ar e used
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i t w o u l d h a p p e n - J L
L O N D O N : T H E F I R S T
T RA C T I O N
C I T Y
L o n d o n
Pr ey has become scarce in r ecent decades, an d London, the fir st T raction Ci ty , is far
from the lar gest o r fastes t pr edat or in the wo rld. F o r ten year s it has grumbled a ro und
a fo rgo tten co rner of the globe, hiding fr om b igger , faster , hun grier cities… But no w ,
Lord M a yo r Ma gnus Cr om e has steer ed it back in to the Gr ea t H un ting G ro und.
P R E - T R A C T I O N L O N D O N , c i r c a 4 7 5 t e 5 . W I N D - T R A M S
The main f orm o f transport fo r Londo ners who couldn ’ t affor d a post-chai se or sedan chair .
The main f orm o f transport fo r Londo ners who couldn ’ t affor d a post-chai se or sedan chair .
P assenger s wear an o yst er shell on a s tring to sho w they’ ve paid their fa re.
P assenger s wear an o yst er shell on a s tring to sho w they’ ve paid their fa re.
2. NONESUCH HOUSE
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6. GODSHA WK’S HEAD
The only pa rt of a stat ue buil t by the last Scriven ruler of Londo n, A uric Godsha wk. N obody
The only pa rt of a stat ue buil t by the last Scriven ruler of Londo n, A uric Godsha wk. N obody
The only pa rt of a stat ue buil t by the last Scriven ruler of Londo n, A uric Godsha wk. N obody
The only pa rt of a stat ue buil t by the last Scriven ruler of Londo n, A uric Godsha wk. N obody
The only pa rt of a stat ue buil t by the last Scriven ruler of Londo n, A uric Godsha wk. N obody
The only pa rt of a stat ue buil t by the last Scriven ruler of Londo n, A uric Godsha wk. N obody
knows wh y he sta rted with the head. H ome t o the Order o f Engineers, who alwa ys con sidered
knows wh y he sta rted with the head. H ome t o the Order o f Engineers, who alwa ys con sidered
knows wh y he sta rted with the head. H ome t o the Order o f Engineers, who alwa ys con sidered
knows wh y he sta rted with the head. H ome t o the Order o f Engineers, who alwa ys con sidered
knows wh y he sta rted with the head. H ome t o the Order o f Engineers, who alwa ys con sidered
knows wh y he sta rted with the head. H ome t o the Order o f Engineers, who alwa ys con sidered
knows wh y he sta rted with the head. H ome t o the Order o f Engineers, who alwa ys con sidered
themselves the b rain s of the city .
themselves the b rain s of the city .
4. THE BARBICAN
The mob ile fortres s br ough t by the Scriven fro m the north, used as their headquarters. Lat er
The mob ile fortres s br ough t by the Scriven fro m the north, used as their headquarters. Lat er
incorpora ted in to the comm and tier of the T raction City of Lon don.
1. THE MO TT & HOOPLE
P ossib ly the oldest a nd certainly the least pleasan t pu b in London. A n ideal place to go fo r a pin t
of B rimsto ne Best, an an tique pic kled egg , or a p unch u p the hooter .
3. THE ORBIT AL MO A TW A Y
The vast def ences of An cient Lon don a re im pr essi ve on a m ap b ut fa r too lon g to be effectively
manned. I n times o f war , London ’ s T rained Bands ar e m uster ed to aid the small permanen t garri-
son, who ar e known as Ga rage Band s and o perate fro m milecastles which still pro udly bear their
Ancien t names: M imms, Cobbem, W elcome Br eak.
Ancien t names: M imms, Cobbem, W elcome Br eak.
Ancien t names: M imms, Cobbem, W elcome Br eak.
Ancien t names: M imms, Cobbem, W elcome Br eak.
Ancien t names: M imms, Cobbem, W elcome Br eak.
