*New World City* is book 1 of the hyperArcana, published in 2025. It is an urban sci-fi/fantasy noir that follows the investigation into an attempted assassination on Mayor [[Eli Strauss Jr.]] during the 2000 c.e. election campaign. ## Main Characters The point-of-view characters in the novel are [[Shuwen Li]], [[Ty Reese]], [[Zijian Sun]], [[Eli Strauss Jr.]], [[Uziel Silverman]], and [[Inola Montag]]. ## Settings The main settings for the novel are [[The City]], [[Junkland]], and [[The Undercity]].