Armstrong City
Names: Armstrong Citythe capital
First appears in Book 1: Pandora's Star, chapter 5 (FOUR)
Appearances
What you know
Book 2: Judas Unchained
- Ch 4Armstrong City is a crowded, noisy, smelly city on Far Away, using gasoline vehicles, horse carts and bustling markets.
- Ch 4Tourists are absent and rumor and fear are spreading among the city's people because of a threat from the stars.
- Ch 4Armstrong City has winding streets, heavy pollution, no trains and rising crime as desperate people seek money for gateway tickets.
- Ch 4Armstrong City's government electronics, including grand court records, are old and isolated for security; the city lacks traffic management.
Connections
- includesFirst Foot Fall Plaza
- containsLangford Towers
- inFar Away
Key moments
- Book 2 · Ch 4Mellanie and Dudley arrive
Stig and Olwen watch Mellanie and Dudley arrive through the gateway and identify them. The two check into the Langford Towers.
- Book 2 · Ch 4Mellanie investigates Guardian links
Mellanie researches court cases at the grand courthouse, finding that a few lawyers represent paid punks who attacked the Institute, and realizes two groups are watching her.
- Book 2 · Ch 11Institute seizes Armstrong City gateway
Stig and Olwen see Institute troops and Cruisers take control of the gateway and Plaza; Keely reports communications cut, so Stig orders his team to fall back.
- Book 2 · Ch 15Institute breaks through 3F Plaza
Institute Cruisers and bulldozers cross the rubble of Market Wall, drive trucks through the gateway, and bring the Starflyer out and away. Guardians cannot stop them, leaving an ambush at the gateway to trap Adam.
- Book 2 · Ch 16Stig contacted by Bradley
After a failed pursuit of the Starflyer's convoy, Stig is startled to hear Bradley and Adam on the radio and is told to meet at rendezvous point four.