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* A spin-off series, ''[[The City of the Saved (series)|The City of the Saved]]'', depicts life in the City before, during, and after the events of this novel. | * A spin-off series, ''[[The City of the Saved (series)|The City of the Saved]]'', depicts life in the City before, during, and after the events of this novel. | ||
* Range editor [[Lawrence Miles]] considered this novel as the best story he was ever involved in writing.<ref>[https://sci-fi-london.com/podcast/2013/12/420-lawrence-miles Sci-Fi London Lawrence Miles Intervew]</ref> | * Range editor [[Lawrence Miles]] considered this novel as the best story he was ever involved in writing.<ref>[https://sci-fi-london.com/podcast/2013/12/420-lawrence-miles Sci-Fi London Lawrence Miles Intervew]</ref> | ||
* The three books of the novel were originally called "Paradise", "Purgatory", and "Inferno", in reference to [[Dante]]'s ''[[Divine Comedy]]''.<ref name="Book One Notes">[http://www.infinitarian.com/otcotsbook1.html Notes on Book One]</ref> The final paragraph of the Epilogue was written to mirror the ending of [[John Milton]]'s ''[[Paradise Lost]]'', where Adam and Eve were cast out of the Garden of Eden.<ref name="Ending Notes">[http://www.infinitarian.com/otcotsend.html Notes on Book Three]</ref> | * The three books of the novel were originally called "Paradise", "Purgatory", and "Inferno", in reference to [[Dante]]'s ''[[Divine Comedy]]''.<ref name="Book One Notes">[http://www.infinitarian.com/otcotsbook1.html Author Notes on Book One]</ref> The final paragraph of the Epilogue was written to mirror the ending of [[John Milton]]'s ''[[Paradise Lost]]'', where Adam and Eve were cast out of the Garden of Eden.<ref name="Ending Notes">[http://www.infinitarian.com/otcotsend.html Author Notes on Book Three]</ref> | ||
* The cover depicts Godfather [[Avatar (Of the City of the Saved...)|Avatar]] and the green-haired Councillor [[Mesh Cos]].<ref name="Cover Notes">[http://www.infinitarian.com/otcotscovernote.html Cover | * The cover depicts Godfather [[Avatar (Of the City of the Saved...)|Avatar]] and the green-haired Councillor [[Mesh Cos]].<ref name="Cover Notes">[http://www.infinitarian.com/otcotscovernote.html Author Notes on the Cover]</ref> | ||
* ''Of the City of the Saved…'' won Best Book in the 2004 Jade Pagoda mailing list awards.<ref>{{cite web | |||
|url=http://www.bondegezou.co.uk/jp/jpawards.htm | |||
|title=Jade Pagoda awards | |||
|year of source=2008 | |||
|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080922194131/http://www.bondegezou.co.uk/jp/jpawards.htm | |||
|archivedate=22 September 2008 | |||
}}</ref> | |||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == |