Floatingcity Stories

For four thousand years, the city of Eldrith has floated in a star-choked void, protected by the violet light of the Foundation Arch. The citizens believe they are the last safe haven in the universe. They are wrong. Lyra Galen is a spatial magus of the High Ridge, a prodigy born to pluck the fabric of reality and uphold a legacy of unyielding stone. Her life is one of prestige and pressure-until the Festival of Awakening goes wrong. A shockwave from the void plunges the city into darkness, leaving the foundations of Eldrith shivering in the silence. Magic in Eldrith flows from Lumen, a radiant particle that reacts with each citizen's DNA to grant unique abilities-and without it, even the most skilled magus struggles. While the Great Houses hunt for a scapegoat, the city's elite turn their eyes toward the only instability they've ever known: Ewan, Lyra's quiet, fragile brother. To the world, Ewan is a "sickly bird" who withers when the city's light grows too bright. To Lyra, he is the only person worth protecting in a world built on ancient pride. But as the air begins to thin and Lumen-Dysphoria takes hold, Lyra discovers that the fracture in the stone is nothing compared to the lies buried in her own home. A three-hundred-year-old secret is bleeding through the cracks of the manor.

James, a man in his early twenties, is the protector of his town and the sky city of Windfall. All was well, say for a few pirate attacks. And then an unknown enemy came from the stars and attacked Windfall, but an ally came as well.

I remember that day like it was yesterday. I was scavenging for scraps in the dump piles when I heard a yelp. The voice was much less raspy than everyone who lives down here and I was curious. I slowly crept through the trash silently, hiding behind a large hunk of metal. I looked through a small opening in the peice to see a girl around my age with curly blonde hair and impractical clothes. She looked like what we see in picture books found in the dump piles. There were bows in her hair and frills on her dress. She looked towards me and gasped, starting to shake. Then I knew where she came from. She came from the city, she fell from above.

Ruffian. Ragamuff. Theif. Dominic Gruff Mclual has been called all of these things. He travels the vast skies in his faithful steamship, pilfering and conning. When he is accused by Blue Coats of a mysterious murder that he didn't commit, he finds himself in the inter workings of a secret plot masterminded by one of the richest men in Greater New England, and his world is turned inside out. © J. Lorrain Doyle

A floating city, chained to the side of a mountain with massive, warded chains made of ancient metal. A student from another kingdom, come to one of the city's many magical academies. The simmering undercurrent of tension begins to rise as the city of Thalariel is faced with an uprising of its overlooked underclasses, and a trio of kids are caught in the middle of a revolution. Or is it something deeper, something more ancient than any of them could have imagined? "The chains never break," the city says, half prayer and half plea. Who made the chains, and for what purpose do they bind the city? What happens when the ones responsible for their maintenance and repair begin to revolt against the much less visible, and ever tightening chains that bind them to the city itself?

On the floating island of Celestaris, young acolyte Sevrien discovers a hidden vault of banned magic. Mentored in secret, he flees corruption to save his village, only to uncover greater betrayals. Joined by rebel allies, he confronts the empire he once served. Epic fantasy of forbidden knowledge, resistance, and redemption. #Fantasy #Magic

In Aetherion, a floating city ruled by gears and ritual, time never slips-until it does. When a young man finds a hidden artifact that shouldn't exist, the city's old paths begin to shift. Maps rewrite, doors awaken, and the clock that once kept order now demands proof of worth. But when the city deems him 'unsuitable,' his true journey begins-not to fix Aetherion, but to listen to what the sky forgot.

Faunus's life has always been a little strange. People in her floating city have always treated her differently and she never understood why. She soon begins to understand after being taken by the prince of the ground who helps her unravel secrets of her and her city she never knew existed. But soon realizes that she can trust no one. After learning something big, she know she needs to act on it immediately but doesn't know exactly how to go about it. Will she be able to fix the mistakes that the ancestors of the Zounders floating city had made long ago? Or will things be to big for her to ever change?

The year was 2047 and our world was a disastrous war zone for the greediest men and women. Our homes demolished by warfare, our friends and families decimated to dust, and our population knocked down to a dwindling few hundred. The world as we knew it was ending all around us, left in horrid condition; rubbish surrounded the wasteland that we used to call Earth. We began to rebuild our world and worked together to create a new home for our future generations. But how will we survive when our rights are so limited and our government is keeping secrets and is corrupted?

this is for a friend.😂 I hate you so much.

Aethergate is a floating city hailed as a holy miracle-where humanity didn't advance through machines, but through Lumen, a living power shaped by will, emotion, and pressure. Recruits from every kingdom gather beneath its Quiet Laws to climb a brutal ladder of strength: Knot → Chain → Anchor, each rank a massive leap in power, each step harder to earn than the last. Kairo arrives as just another candidate... except something about him feels wrong in a way no test can explain. His strength is unnatural, his control too clean, and the world around him reacts like it's being pulled off balance. In a city built on discipline, that kind of presence draws attention-especially when strange incidents begin creeping closer to the academy's walls. Alongside him is Serin Auvray, a brilliant exchange recruit from Veyloria, threading her way through the ranks with precision and secrets of her own. In Aethergate, power isn't just talent. It's weight. And the higher you rise, the less the city can tell you who to be.

Raven and her sister are determined to become time travelers, but everything falls apart when their kingdom is attacked. Raven is stranded in another time, trapped with her worst enemy. The future seemed clear to her before, but soon she realizes that there was more to the story than she ever could have imagined. Note: I'd love to get some feedback to improve my writing! This is a first draft and it has not yet been edited. I have marked this as being ongoing because all chapters have been released but it is still in the process of being edited. I will re-upload each chapter after I finish editing.

Three heirs. Only one crown. Raised beneath the eyes of the court and the weight of expectation, Quinn has always known the garden would choose her. Her composure is legend. Her bloodline is secure. Her blade was steady. But tradition is never so obedient. Princess Harriet, sick with a curse no healer can name, trades places with Lunette, a girl who should never have existed at court at all. Stolen at birth, raised in shadows, Lunette now wears silks and secrets, standing in for a royal she barely knows in a world that would destroy her if it knew the truth. And Leni? Leni was never meant to stand among heirs. Wild as wind and storm, the overlooked daughter is drawn by something older, a magic pulsing in her bones, answering a call the others cannot hear. When the vine-threshold opens and the Choosing begins, the ruin stirs. Each girl carries a secret. Each path demands a cost. And deep beneath the moonlit branches, the garden watches, waiting to decide who is worthy, who is false, and who must be unmade.

When pandemics hit too often and too fast, death becomes inevitable. Have teens Catalina and Sawyer found a refuge? Afloat in the middle of the Indian Ocean, the tech utopia of New Atlantis has been developed by the super-rich to isolate themselves, their families, and those who serve them from plagues devastating the rest of the world. No one comes aboard without an invitation. No one dares to leave. You'll love this dystopian young adult tale, because even billionaires can't afford paradise. Special thanks to DALL-E for the cover and banner art. OK, there may be some backwards ears and 4-toed feet, but that's just the AI version of artistic expression.

Just a short story I wrote for a school project.

Immortals have, as the name implies, everlasting life. Most are powerful leaders or businessmen, given all that time even the dumbest become the most skilled. Some start off dull, some very sharp, either way, they become powerful. Sometimes though they're born into power, the king himself is an immortal, all in the royal line are. However, not all are from this beloved city. A city made out of millions of clay buildings piled up to the clouds then made to float at the above them. The clay buildings are supported by spires made of black stone, an astonishingly strong material. The spires protrude from the bottom a little ways and let out energy that keeps the city afloat. The city is filled with millions of people, and among them the occasional Immortal. Destro, who goes by Des, was a normal boy on the streets. An ordered life and stability was something he'd always craved but had never been able to keep. Then one day he heard of the Establisher. The one who never gives ground. This man kept the streets under his control completely organized and stable. His group says it's purpose is to bring order where the government refuses to care. Des decided he would join the Establisher's clan. He has no clue however what he's getting himself into. In fact he will never have the chance to completely understand the full picture, the real reason the Establisher is in the City at all, for he will probably never live long enough.

In a futuristic city powered by science and secrets, three teens stumble into a hidden lab and accidentally activate Z.E.R.O - a powerful robot with a mind of its own. At first, Z.E.R.O seems confused and harmless... until the mysterious Dr. Vortex reprograms it to destroy the floating city they call home. Now, it's up to this unlikely trio to stop the destruction before it's too late. With friendship, courage, and one final chance to connect with the robot, they race through secret tunnels and across flying platforms in a battle for the future. Will they shut down Z.E.R.O - or will the world be erased by the very tech meant to save it? Get ready for action, emotion, and a showdown like no other.

Ship cities that endlessly roam the ocean

A story about a girl (Amara Sai) and her friends who travel to forbidden lands owned by faeries and monsters.

Eile, Derius, Serien, Chrono, are the best of friends in an steampunk era, who later find out that there are floating cities and underground Towns when they meet an unusual friend