Ecumenopolis in popular culture

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Ecumenopolis, a single continuous world-wide city as a progression from the current urbanization and population growth trends is frequent topic in modern science fiction.

[edit] In science fiction

In science fiction, ecumenopolis planets are often the capitals of galactic empires. Examples of ecumenopoleis in science fiction include:

• Trantor from the Foundation series of Isaac Asimov, the first ecumenopolis in fiction.
• Planets Manhattan, New Berlin, New Tokyo and New London from the Freelancer computer game.
• Coruscant from Star Wars (believed to be inspired by Trantor).
• Denon, Nar Shaddaa, Metellos, Axxila, Mygeeto, Vorzyd V, Eriadu, and Taris (pre-bombardment) from the Star Wars Expanded Universe.
• Earth, glimpsed at in a timeline altered by the Borg in Star Trek: First Contact.
• Earth in Star Ocean 3: Till the end of time.
• Earth, from David Wingrove's Chung Kuo series.
• The Megastructure (formerly Earth), from Tsutomu Nihei's Blame! manga series.
  

  

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• Holy Terra, along with many of the Hive Worlds, from Games Workshop's Warhammer 40,000 universe.
  • Forge Worlds are a variation of the concept where, instead of a city, the entire planet is covered in a massive factory complex.
• Earth, 200,000 C.E., seen briefly from the T.A.R.D.I.S. in the Doctor Who episode, The Long Game (2005)
• Tau Ceti Center and later Renaissance Vector from Dan Simmons' Hyperion Cantos.
• Apokolips from Jack Kirby's Fourth World series.
• Core Prime from the game Total Annihilation.
• Capitol from one of Orson Scott Card's very first books Capitol (collection)
• Helior from Harry Harrison's Bill, the Galactic Hero.
• Cybertron from The Transformers, a machine world from core to surface. The concept is taken even further with 'The Hub' a vast physically connected network of Cybertron-type worlds that serves as the centre for power of the Cybertronian Empire.
• The Pierson's Puppeteers' homeworld from Ringworld by Larry Niven.
• Draconis Prime from the RPG Dragonstar
• Acmetropolis from Loonatics Unleashed

[edit] In Fantasy

Fantasy settings do not usually have ecumenopoleis, however, a notable exception is Ravnica in Magic: The Gathering. Another one might be Dis, from the Dungeons & Dragons setting. Charn from The Chronicles of Narnia is said to be a "vast city", spreading in "every direction as far as the eye could reach", but it is probably not a world-spanning city.