| 1 | ''[[http://homework.never-ends.net/city/ City on the Edge of Nowhere]]'' is Fiona van Dahl's first free online web serial, released through her website, to serve as a recap of the Gothic Disaster (her scifi/horror novel ''Literature/EdenGreen).'' |
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| 3 | '''Note that this serial, and the following list of tropes, contain spoilers for ''Literature/EdenGreen.''''' |
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| 6 | !! Contains examples of: |
| 7 | * AlienInvasion: The city of Gothic, Arkansas, is overrun with alien needle monsters. |
| 8 | * AliensInCardiff: Takes place in the fictional small college town of Gothic, Arkansas, an expy of the author's home city of Fayetteville. |
| 9 | * ApocalypticLog: Written from the perspective of a reporter who was evacuated due to the Disaster. |
| 10 | * BizarreAlienBiology: The author has included doodle-sketches of the monsters and speculation about their biology. |
| 11 | * HerbivoresAreFriendly: The 'bestiary' section in Part 1 warns that herbivores will attack if threatened. |
| 12 | * InscrutableAliens: No one can figure out where the monsters are coming from. |
| 13 | * LampreyMouth: The 'giraffes' and giant worms each have these. |
| 14 | * LiteraryAllusionTitle: Averted. The author is often asked if the title is a reference to the ''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries'' episode 'City on the Edge of Forever' but says she was only reminded of its existence later. |
| 15 | * LockDown: Since the origin of the monsters is unknown, the entire city of Gothic is fenced off and quarantined. |
| 16 | * NoFEMAResponse: Averted, as FEMA finds shelter for evacuees as quickly and efficiently as possible. |
| 17 | %% * SouthernGothic |
| 18 | %% * SurrealHorror |
| 19 | %% * TheSwarm: Swastikas. |
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