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3-> ''The quarantined city of Gothic is leaking its secrets... and its monsters.''
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5''[[http://homework.never-ends.net/newnight/ New Night]]'' is a [[ScienceFiction sci-fi]] {{thriller}} written by Fiona van Dahl. It is a (stand-alone) sequel to the scifi horror novel ''[[Literature/EdenGreen Eden Green]];'' therefore, assume ''New Night'' (and this entire page) '''spoils the ending of ''Eden Green'''''. The author has also released a free online serial, ''[[Literature/CityOnTheEdgeOfNowhere City on the Edge of Nowhere]],'' to bridge the gap between the books.
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7Lucas was a police officer in Gothic, Arkansas, on a career path to success. That all ended the day [[AliensInCardiff horrifying needle monsters tore through his beloved city]], killing hundreds and forcing a federal evacuation. Now Gothic is quarantined behind high, razor-wire-tipped fences, and Lucas works as security at a FEMA refugee camp outside its borders.
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9But just when things look bleak, a mysterious young woman named Io blows into the camp. Her fate is tied to that of Gothic, and the quarantine's ruthless director will recapture her even if it means plunging the FEMA camp into chaos. Lucas — with the help of his stoner friend Zechariah and a cryptic old computer wizard known as Mr. Condy — must fight tooth-and-nail for the innocents he has sworn to protect.
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12!! The novel contains examples of the following tropes:
13* ActionSurvivor: While Lucas has police training, Zechariah and Io are civilians who still fight effectively for survival.
14* AdaptiveArmor and EquippableAlly: [[spoiler:The young woman in the tank]].
15%%* AlienInvasion
16* AliensInCardiff: Once again, takes place in and around Gothic, Arkansas, an expy of the author's hometown of Fayetteville.
17%%* AlienSky
18* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: Io isn't interested in the good Lucas, and expresses interest in the much rougher Zechariah early on.
19* AlliterativeTitle
20%%* AndIMustScream: [[spoiler:The young woman in the tank]].
21%%* [[spoiler:AndTheAdventureContinues]]
22* AnotherDimension: Fortuna, where time progresses more slowly than on Earth.
23* AStormIsComing: Zechariah starts the book by warning Lucas that he senses a storm coming.
24%%* [[BattleInTheRain Battle in the Dimensional Storm]]
25* BigEgoHiddenDepths: Lucas fights for control of every situation and constantly asserts his authority [[spoiler:to hide the fact that he's off his meds and suicidally depressed]].
26%%* BizarreAlienBiology
27* BlackSite (Secret Lab, Temporary Facility, and Secret Prison subtypes)
28* BodyguardCrush: Lucas, after [[spoiler:he rescues the young woman in the tank]].
29%%* BodyHorror
30* BungledSuicide: [[spoiler:Eden nearly gets a chance to permanently die using a hammer, only to discover that it won't open for her, thanks to Drews]]. Her reaction is [[UnstoppableRage not pretty]].
31* CombatBreakdown: The final battle, Drews versus [[spoiler:Eden]].
32%%* CompleteImmortality
33%%* ContentWarnings
34* CuttingOffTheBranches - The ending of ''Eden Green'' is vague on whether the main characters survive, but their permanent deaths were heavily implied. Late in ''New Night,'' [[spoiler:it is revealed that all three narrowly survived the blue pulse]].
35%%* DeathSeeker: See DrivenToSuicide.
36* DoomedExpedition: The most recent (and most ambitious) research expedition on Fortuna, which led to the first Director's death.
37* DrivenToSuicide: After months of hopelessness and stress in the aftermath of the Disaster, [[spoiler:Lucas]] fantasizes about committing suicide in front of a news camera. Meanwhile, [[spoiler:Eden continues her streak of ineffectual suicide attempts]].
38* EnchantedForest: Io has recurring dreams about a mysterious wood on the other side of the portals.
39%%* FirstPersonSmartass
40* FreudianSlip: While giving Condy a tour of the facility, Drews mentions 'acicular' ([[spoiler:literally 'needle-shaped']]) teammates and then claims he meant 'ancillary'.
41* FreudianTrio: Zechariah has a taste for violence and serves the role of id; Lucas insists on sticking to the law as much as possible, as the super-ego; Io is forced to balance the two, as the ego.
42* GreatOffscreenWar: The Army vs. the needle monsters in Gothic, and [[spoiler:the implied ancient war between the needle invaders and the natives of Fortuna]].
43* HappyEndingOverride: [[spoiler: Specifically, ''New Night'' overrides the ending of ''Eden Green'' by revealing that Eden, Veronica, ''and'' Kazuma all survived Eden's plan to destroy them with the blue pulse. Everyone has suffered in the interim, and Eden remains suicidal, but [[SequelHook the ending is optimistic about their future]]]].
44%%* HealingFactor: The aciculars.
45%%* HeroicHost: Io, [[spoiler:Zechariah]], and [[spoiler:Eden when 'backpacking']].
46%%* HeterosexualLifePartners: Zechariah and Lucas.
47* IChooseToStay: Lucas, according to [[spoiler:the ending narration, chooses to remain on Fortuna]].
48%%* ImmortalLifeIsCheap
49%%* ImmortalityHurts
50* InHarmsWay: Zechariah is a PsychoForHire, Lucas is a KnightErrant, Condy fits the SeekerArchetype ([[spoiler:to the point of his own destruction]]), and the young lady in the tank is a [[spoiler:DeathSeeker]].
51%%* InstantMassJustAddWater: The humanoid aciculars.
52* JurisdictionFriction: Lucas and The Director end up arguing over who has control of the FEMA site. [[spoiler:It doesn't end well for Lucas.]]
53%%* KilledMidSentence: When [[spoiler:Lucas]] gets a little too close to the truth for Drews' liking.
54%%* LampreyMouth
55%%* LovecraftianSuperpower
56* MilesToGoBeforeISleep: DeathSeeker [[spoiler:Eden]] tries to make sure Lucas makes it to safety before [[spoiler:asking Drews to let her destroy herself]].
57* MyBloodRunsHot: [[spoiler:Eden]] reveals that aciculars have a base body temperature of 104° F, equivalent to a deadly fever in humans.
58* MyGreatestFailure: Condy is haunted by the knowledge that he [[spoiler:caused the Gothic Disaster]] and would nullify the damage if given the chance.
59* NoFEMAResponse: Averted. As detailed in ''City on the Edge of Nowhere'', the government response to the Gothic Disaster was surprisingly efficient.
60* NonHumanUndead: The needle monsters invading via portals are animals native to the alternate dimension, and have all been infected with a symbiote.
61* NoOSHACompliance: The spire platform with no handrails.
62%%* OnlySaneMan: Lucas considers himself this. Drews probably does, too.
63* PatientZero: [[spoiler:Veronica]] claims to be the first infectee in order to hide that [[spoiler:Kazuma ever existed, and that Eden murdered him]].
64* RemovingTheHeadOrDestroyingTheBrain: Averted, in that Io says aciculars will heal from brain destruction (with mental consequences).
65%%* SaveBothWorlds
66* SealedEvilInACan: Drews keeps a powerful needle monster locked up inside the Gothic quarantine facility. It turns out to be [[spoiler:[[PeopleJars an infected human]] [[SealedGoodInACan with a heart of gold]] who proceeds to [[SealedBadassInACan help Lucas fight back out of the facility]]]].
67%%* SouthernGothic
68%%* SubspaceOrHyperspace: W-space.
69* TheNicknamer: [[spoiler:Eden]] calls Lucas 'Telenovela', and still needs a pet name for [[spoiler:Veronica, though it's now the less-transphobic 'Vee']].
70%%* TheSymbiote
71%%* TheUnmasquedWorld
72%%* TheyLookJustLikeEveryoneElse
73* TitleDrop: Late in the book, it's revealed that a 'new night' ('noon-it') is [[spoiler:a military code word for 'an asset out of bounds' (possibly shortened from 'new nightmare'), such as escaped acicular humanoids and a stolen hammer]].
74%%* TransformationHorror
75* TrappedInAnotherWorld: [[spoiler:Lucas]] repeatedly worries that he won't be able to find a portal back to Earth.
76%%* ViralTransformation
77* WhamLine: Especially in the second half, revelations start coming rapid-fire.
78-->Drews heaves a sigh and [[spoiler:shoots Lucas in the head]].
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80-->In the middle of the street, beset by three different aliens, Zechariah meets [[spoiler:Kazuma]].
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82-->Before her needle-transformation into Io — before the endless running and hiding — before the agony of knowing [[spoiler:her blood-sister was locked in containment]] — she had called herself [[spoiler:Veronica]].
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84-->"My name is [[spoiler:Eden Green]]."
85%%* WhenTreesAttack
86%%* WhoWantsToLiveForever
87%%* TheWormThatWalks

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