A Retrofuturism Sci-Fi Art Book of Australian Myths Reimagined in Chrome and Code
Book 9 in the Atomic Cities Series
By Keith Elliott
Where Dreamtime meets datastream… and folklore flickers in chrome.
In this ninth installment of the Atomic Cities series, visual storytelling sci-fi meets ancient legend as retrofuturism and mythology collide in the neon corridors of a reimagined Australia. Blending mid-century sci-fi aesthetics with speculative satire and mythic echoes, Australia: Myth & Folklore Reimagined explores 25 stories where bunyips glow, timelines glitch, and ancestral code lingers in every city.
From shadow spirits in Circular Quay to biomechanical reef widows and trams haunted by memory loops, each page features a fully illustrated postcard rendered in vibrant, AI-assisted style — part sci-fi art book, part AI art book, and fully speculative fiction art.
👁️🗨️ Inside you’ll meet:
- The Bridge-Caster of Sydney, weaving fate into steel
- The Coral Widow of Rottnest, mourning in bioluminescent silence
- The Flame-Walkers of Brisbane, dancing stories into the streets
- The Vault Keepers of Melbourne, protecting sacred memory algorithms
Plus bonus field notes from interdimensional folklorist Dr. Vega Larkspur — Chromythographer-in-Residence and reluctant marsupial whisperer.
With 25 original illustrations of futuristic concept art steeped in ghost codes, dreamlines, and humor, this is a retrofuturism book for readers who crave mythology with a digital pulse.
🔹 25 illustrated mythscapes
🔹 One chrome-coded culture
🔹 Zero logic, full heart
✨ Perfect for fans of urban legends, sci-fi art, folklore remixing, and beautifully weird futures.
Pack a jetpack and a spellbook. You’re going down under — and forward in time.
ISBN: 979-8283854465
Independently Published
💡 Got an idea for a city — or a truly awful job?
Have a suggestion for a new Atomic City or a terrible job of the future?
I’d love to hear it!
Whether it's a place you'd love to see drenched in neon or a weird, overworked character for the next volume, send it my way.
📧 Email your idea directly to:
Keith@AtomicCities.com
You might just shape the next entry in the Atomic Cities series.
Series 9 — Australia - Myth & Folklore Reimagined
The latest feedback on our most intergalactic retailers!
🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 “I was not emotionally prepared for a biomechanical bunyip. Had to lie down. Five stars.”
— Tessa-Prime, Folklore Archivist
🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 “Read this while camping near a plasma-coated songline. The dingo gave it six stars, but I overruled.”
— Glen D., Part-Time Cryptobotanist
🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 “Finally, a book brave enough to ask: What if the Outback was sentient and politely judgmental?”
— LazerGoth87, Dreamtime Emulator Technician
🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 “Too many chrome emus. Not enough chrome fences. Still a masterpiece.”
— Barry from Beyond the Fence
🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 “Makes you feel like you’ve been time-traveling through folklore while wearing mirrored sunglasses and dodging vending oracles.”
— Agent Vee, Mythic Transit Bureau
🌟🌟🌟🌟½ “My kangaroo stared at this book for 45 minutes. I’m not saying it understands, but… I’m not saying it doesn’t.”
— Robbi Z., Desert Translator (Retired)
🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 “You haven’t really experienced speculative fiction until you’ve watched an AI echidna debate infrastructure policy.”
— Helen 2.0, City Planning Enthusiast
🌟🌟🌟🌟 “This book reprogrammed my sleep schedule, my accent, and my understanding of moonlight. Worth it.”
— Visitor-Approved Entity #398
🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 “Vivid, strange, and undeniably Australian in the way that makes you question reality — or at least your GPS.”
— Orbiting Cartography Review Journal
🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 “I don’t know what I just read. But my blood is now 12% eucalyptus and I’ve accepted it.”
— Charles “Chunky” Flatbeam, Former Sky-Gondola Operator