Worlds or cities built on the bodies of dead gods, giants, monsters etc.

Hi everyone. First post in this sub, though I've lurked for a while.

I don't know if there's a punchier name for this trope, but: can anyone recommend any stories with settings where races have established settlements on the bodies of gods, monsters and ultra-megafauna? Bonus points if whatever it was has been incorporated into the architecture and economy of the settlers.

Doesn't have to be particularly macabre. The only example that's coming to mind right now is Terry Pratchett's The Fifth Elephant but I am certain there must be others. For some reason the concept of a dead dragon becoming a chain of islands sounds terribly familiar, but I can't recall where I've seen it before.

This is to satisfy my curiosity, more than anything, though I'm always on the hunt for new reading material :)

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"God condemned the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah by reducing them to ashes, thereby condemning them to catastrophic destruction, and making them an example to other ungodly people in the future" (2 Peter 2:6-9)
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[US] City of God (2002) - Loosely based on real events, this film depicts the growth of organized crime in the Cidade de Deus suburb of Rio de Janeiro, between the end of the 1960s and the beginning of the 1980s. 4 Oscar Nominations. Starring Alexandre Rodrigues, Leandro Firmino, Phellipe Haagensen netflix.com/title/6002610…
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[WP] You're a small-time god, with only one follower. They moved to the big city and you followed, determined to make it as one of the revered gods of the pantheon. The temple district was over-crowded, so you decided to make a local park your sacred home. A year later, everyone knows your name.
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[WP] After 4000 Years of Hibernation, the Pantheon of Gods awaken and see humans have forgotten them. Consumed by rage, they curse the cities with extreme weather. The gods are shocked and confused when they see the weather not resulting in mass deaths as they planned.

Inspired due to the heat in Aus and Cold in America.

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City of God (2002)
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Greetings Halo community from Teotihuacan, the city of the gods!
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The Church of God in Phenix City, AL is sharing a lot of the sentiment Braves fans have.
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[Batman Return to Arkham City] #35: A God awful trophy list for a fantastic game. Glad to be done of this. I figured this was a perfect trophy to leave until the end.
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Cacophony, God of Cities
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City of God- A Must watch

I just watched this movie for the first time since I was a teenager, everything about it is beautiful. The cinematography, the acting, the character development. It's a must watch for anyone who appreciates great movies and can read well enough to follow subtitles. It has an element of realism that really helps you understand what the characters experienced.

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City sewers backed up and flooded LAOP’s basement. Insurance won’t cover it as it’s the city’s fault. City is trying the old β€œact of god” to get out of paying for LAOP’s clean up, and their neighbours’. reddit.com/r/legaladvice/…
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This girl from my old city thinks corona was sent by god as like some sort of a reset button for humanity...
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Brazilian movies which are not City of God.
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La Haine (1995) and City of God (2003) portrayal of lower class through social realism?

La Haine and City of God, although very different films, both provide a portrayal of the lower class suburbs of two large cities. I find that the strong socio-political themes present in both films as well as the cinematic approach to portraying them can be linked to the social realist movement but I'm unsure if this is correct. I hope that a discussion around this topic could help me understand how I could create a comparative study around these two films.

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This is the moment the Chiefs went up 28-24 and would go on to out score the Texans 51-7. Not since the Royals in the 2014 Wild Card game have I felt such highs and lows over a sports match. God I love this team, and god I love this city.... Also look at the Texans fans at the end of the video lol. v.redd.it/zw7yaewhxfa41
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Posting on behalf of my Brother. His gf took this photo this morning, Cork city. Looks like god forgot to turn of the light. imgur.com/N0yPGJi
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The Bishop of Rome, Vicar of Jesus Christ, Successor of the Prince of the Apostles, Supreme Pontiff of the Universal Church, Primate of Italy, Archbishop and Metropolitan of the Roman Province, Sovereign of the Vatican City State, Servant of the servants of God is filling up in Asda in Spennymoor.
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[Chiesa] .@God_Son80: "I continue to see the pride and the tradition of Cleveland... passion like that, you can't hide it... It's something that I know I appreciate and it makes me play much harder for the city." #Browns @wkyc @WKYCSports https://t.co/BPIzM16Z6P twitter.com/PatChiesa/sta…
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I finally found a copy of 'Trojan Horse in the City of God'!

I've been looking for a copy of Dietrich Con Hildebrand's book 'Trojan Horse in the City of God' for the better part of a year.

It is out of print AFAIK, and the only used copies I could find online were $400+. The wait list for a digital copy was super long too. No bookstores had it, and the Catholic libraries and schools I looked into had never heard of it (surprise...). Anyways, the recent Marshall podcast about Nouvelle Theologie prompted me to look again.

I found copies at two local Protestant theology schools! And the adjacent shelves were full of Garrigou-Lagrange, Ralph McInerny, and had an excellent selection of old brevaries and offices. I even got a free library card to borrow the books!

So it turns out the Protestant libraries are more willing to carry actual Catholicism than Catholic sources around here...

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I already expressed interest in wanting trains back, but imagine if instead of a new city, we got both Stilwater & a fleshed out Steelport, and you could travel between the cities by train. Maybe God revitalized Steelport a bit when he remade the Earth!
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City of God (2002) - In the slums of Rio, two kids’ path diverge as one struggles to become a photographer and the other a kingpin.
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The best tiny island city I've ever had (God of the Sea + Petra)
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An at least 5000-year-old city Dwarka is one of the ancient Indian city which was established by Lord Krishna which was submerged under sea in ancient times. It is believed that the submerged city was built in one night possibly by one demi-God who traveled from another planet to built this city youtu.be/sCD3dywUudI
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[PubQ] Query Critique: Drowning City & The Family of God

Hey All!

I'm just about to start in on another round of edits after getting feedback from some more beta readers, but was hoping to work on my query through this process to have it ready to go/see if any issues point to larger problems with the book. I've posted before and made some significant changes since then.

Would love (well first hate, but then love after I get over myself) any feedback you could provide!

Thank you :)

PS should I keep the bio? It's not directly related to writing, but my thought was it pointed my experience with the subject matter/crafting narrative. I flip flop on keeping v. cutting.

Dear [Ms/Mr NAME],

DROWNING CITY & THE FAMILY OF GOD is [PERSONALIZED based on agent--ex: at once a detective thriller, a tale of personal growth, and a love letter to the sea]. It is complete at 120,000 words with the potential to become a series.

Tessa Trevisani just found her sugar daddy dead on his penthouse floor. Grant Holden’s family is big time and Tessa knows she’ll be blamed. With no papers, no connections, and a euphorazine habit she cannot seem to kick, she will spend the rest of her life on a prison plantation if she’s caught.

Tessa flees along the toxic canals of the drowning city, seeking refuge on the beautiful and remote island commune where she was raised. La Famiglia de Dio welcomes her back into the fold, but she must atone for ten years of hard living. As she detoxes her way back to a normal life, Tessa uncovers a dark secret: the Family of God is not what it seems to be. Tessa can confront the ugly truth and lose the only family she’s ever had, or she can keep denying it and risk losing everything else.

I've spent my career producing documentaries for HBO. I've reported on the human impact of the opioid epidemic, sex work, slumlords, and mass incarceration (among others). Though I never joined any cult other than SoulCycle, I have studied them extensively and interviewed members of the infamous Source Family as research.

Please find [whatever agent wants] appended [wherever agent wants]. If you think this novel could be a fit for you, I’d be honored to send the full manuscript.

Thank you for your time and attention.

Sincerely,

[me]

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I always wondered why God destroyed so many people and cities in the America’s when Christ was crucified by the Jews just outside of Jerusalem and the only thing that happened in Jerusalem was darkness for 3 hours and the temple veil was rent? Never sounded right or just to me.
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This city made me so incredibly grateful that I had the God of the Open Sky pantheon
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My apartment complex takes care of their properties so I can’t rip bong until they’ve finished checking all the heaters (non- legal state, decriminalized city, but still, technically no smoking) and I’m stuck at home whilst I heal from surgery. Thank god for new Letterkenny.
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Astronaut says a neglected telescope is NASA's best chance of defending Earth from 'city killer' asteroids β€” 'for God's sake, fund it' businessinsider.com/aster…
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Hiring managers, when making a job wanted ad please for the love of God put the actual city you are in and not Orlando.

I've had two different apprenticeship job interviews in the past week I've had to turn down due to the actual location being in Polk county and Marion county while the ad I responded to said Orlando.

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β€œThus, a good man, though a slave, is free; but a wicked man, though a king, is a slave. For he serves, not one man alone, but what is worse, as many masters as he has vices.” ― Augustine of Hippo, City of God
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Top Minds imply that they're one tweet away from rushing Washington DC Area 51-style causing the city to suffer a plague that even God wouldn't wish on anyone: an infestation of redhats! *shudder*
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Luka Milivojevic after scoring the winner at St Mary's - "I have to be honest I haven’t slept the last couple of nights as it was very difficult for me to take after missing the penalty against Manchester City in the last minute but thanks to god our team win tonight, I score, and we get the points" cpfc.co.uk/news/2018/janu…
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And God said unto Baumhower, "Never again shall we flood thy fair city with a brood of less than moderately scaled chicken wings." imgur.com/tcdOMYh
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Got these over the weekend for $5.50 😁 I don't even care if they don't have their cases, its a good lot of game for cheap. God of War Ascension, Overlord 2, Oblivion Goty, Diablo 1, Diablo 2, Gta San Andreas, Gta 4 episodes from liberty city, and lastly Fallout 3.
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[WP] A trident floats above the ocean. A bolt of lightning hovers above a city. A bow is discovered in the middle of a forest. A chariot appears in a field. After almost 10,000 years of slumber, the gods decide to invest in new vessels, humans, as they begin the war to see who will rule the heavens.
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[H] Nintendo Super Famicom Mini, Pokeball Plus | Switch: Pokemon Let's Go Pikachu, Super Mario Odyssey, Rocket League, Mario+Rabbids, Lego City Undercover | PS4: Red Dead Redemption 2, God of War, NieR: Automata [W] Paypal

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[PubQ] Query Critique: DROWNING CITY & THE FAMILY OF GOD (2nd round)

Any feedback on how to tighten or improve this query would be much appreciated -- thank you!


Dear Ms. AGENT,

This summer, AGENT'S PROFESSIONAL FRIEND read a sample of DROWNING CITY & THE FAMILY OF GOD and, citing your interest in speculative fiction told from diverse perspectives, recommended I approach you directly. The novel is now complete at 100,000 words, with the potential to become a series.

Tessa Trevisani is a euphorazine junkie who just found her Sugar Daddy dead on his penthouse floor. His family is big time and, unless Tessa wants to spend the rest of her life working the UV fields on a prison plantation, she needs to get out of town and fast.

Tessa flees through the toxic canals of the drowning city and across the island of the dead, seeking refuge with the cult that raised her. On the Famiglia di Dio compound, Tessa is welcomed back into the fold, but there are those who would do anything to keep her silent about the real reason she left all those years ago.

In dealing with themes of corruption and power DROWNING CITY & THE FAMILY OF GOD is similar to THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO by Stieg Larsson. In its embrace of humanity at the end of civilization, it’s similar to STATION ELEVEN by Emily St. John Mandel, and in its exploration of strong, flawed characters and complicated family dynamics, SHARP OBJECTS by Gillian Flynn.

I received a BA in English Lit & Creative Writing from COLLEGE and have spent the past six years producing documentaries for HBO. I’ve reported on everything from the opioid epidemic to slumlords to mass incarceration. Though I’ve never joined a cult myself (unless you count SoulCycle), I’ve researched exhaustively, including interviewing members of the infamous Source Family.

I’ve attached the first ten pages to this email. If you think my novel about resolving a past that isn’t finished playing out yet might be a fit for you, I’d be honored to forward you the full manuscript.

Thank you, truly, for your time and attention.

Sincerely,

MY NAME

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[CoolStuffInc.] Daily Sale- Teotihuacan: City of Gods $29.99
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You forget who you talkin' to. My name is Benjamin muthafuckin' King. I'm the man who took my crew from being a bunch of baby gangstas in Sunnyvale to being one of the most influential and feared forces in the god damn city. You know how I did that?
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