I seem to recall a quote about Corwin (I think?) "manuevering around the pylon" into city airspace.

I don't know if there's ever been a canonical, "This Is How It Is, Folks" post, but to me, that fragment, coupled with other hints, kinda makes me think of New Avalon as being a platter suspended from a pole, and the 'magic' that Cianbro wrought would be the manner in which they made the sun appear to be above instead of completely out of sight.

This would explain the shipyard complex appearing to be the night sky, as well as the horizon issue.

Of course, I could be completely off base here. There's more than enough room in the sphere to have them living on the inner surface of the shell and the shipyard complex to be between them and Zeta Cygni.

Or a bunch of other possibilities. But I like the idea of a pylon supporting a psuedocontinent, if for no other reason than it'd make sense from a logistical standpoint. Cargo could dock outside and be transported by elevator through the pylon.

Hmm... I'm remembering frieght being mentioned in-story, though, as landing in the city proper...

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