ARK NOVA
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Ark Nova is a giant domed city, humanity's last hope after a global ecological catastrophe. Behind the glass dome lies a high-tech world where every aspect of life is strictly regulated by the System - an artificial intelligence that manages resources, order, and the fate of its inhabitants. Inside the dome, there is an illusion of an ideal society: clean, safe, and stable. However, beneath the glittering façade lie secrets that most people prefer not to think about.
Ark Nova's layers divide its inhabitants into an elite living in the upper sectors and a working class trapped in the industrial lower reaches. Beyond the walls of the dome, rumor has it, lies a dead, poisoned land. But what if that's a lie? What if there is life beyond the walls of Ark Nova?
This city is not just a refuge, it's a cage. And Lynn Everard, an engineer from the middle sector, accidentally stumbles upon one of the dome's secrets and begins to suspect that the perfect order hides a destructive truth.
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