What's the Name of That Book??? discussion

Setting: A floating city which never took flight and is still moored to the ground, where the poorest live on the lower levels with the rich on the upper levels.

Story: Male protagonist is looking for something/someone (?) + concludes with he and some others passing though a portal into some kind of war in a jungle (?)

I read it c.2013 and afterwards read that Spielberg had bought the rights but he never made it.

Ian, I added some details to the header/topic title. You can update it by clicking the small "edit" link after the header. This only works on the full Desktop website - not the Mobile website or app. (On the Mobile website, click the "Desktop version" link at the bottom of the page.)

Ian is still looking for this book:

"Adult Dystopian novel. A failed floating city is still moored to the ground as the owners ran out of money/ fuel to launch it? Poorest live on the lower levels & rich live on upper levels. Read around 2013. Dystopian novel similar to Ballard's High Rise."

Anything on this list?

Castles/Cities/Islands in the Sky

VERY long shot: The Water Knife by Paolo Bacigalupi

Rainbowheart wrote: "Anything on this list?

Castles/Cities/Islands in the Sky"

Thanks for this :-)

SCB wrote: "VERY long shot: The Water Knife by Paolo Bacigalupi"

Not this but thanks for reaching out :-)

Ian, what type of fuel is needed for the floating city and why did they run out of it?

Where is the floating city located?

Who's in charge? Type of government?

Which I could remember Kris :-(

Under the Never Sky?

Or maybe Inside Out by Maria V. Snyder?

Candace Heki wrote: "Or maybe Inside Out by Maria V. Snyder?"

No, but thanks for both these suggestions :-)

Spares by Michael Marshall Smith has a city like this but I'm not sure about the portal.

Isabel (kittiwake) wrote: "Spares by Michael Marshall Smith has a city like this but I'm not sure about the portal."

wah! This is looking promising, thank you!!!

Isabel (kittiwake) wrote: "Spares by Michael Marshall Smith has a city like this but I'm not sure about the portal."

"In 1996 his second novel, Spares, was released, a novel in which the lead character, Jack, goes on the run with clones who are used for spare body parts for rich people, when he realises they are people with feelings. Steven Spielberg's DreamWorks purchased the film rights for Spares, but a film was never made." - I'm now 90% sure this is it! Gonna get a copy asap and confirm :-)

DEFINITELY Spares. I cannot thank you enough @isabel!!

Awesome, glad it's solved!

Spares for the link.

Great! Glad you found your book, Ian. Thanks for the update.