Sardicktown

Sardicktown was a city on the planet Ember run by the Sardick family in the 44th century. (AUDIO: The Top of the Tree ^[+]Loading...["The Top of the Tree (audio story)"], TV: A Christmas Carol ^[+]Loading...["A Christmas Carol (TV story)"])

The early colonists modelled Sardicktown on a Victorian era urban environment, seeking to recreate the ambience and atmosphere of an earlier time period. Compromises had to be made and not everything could be brought in line with historical reality. (PROSE: The Whoniverse ^[+]Loading...["The Whoniverse (novel)"]) It was named after a forebear of Kazran Sardick. (PROSE: Honeymoon Horrors ^[+]Loading...["Honeymoon Horrors (short story)"])

At night, fog was prevalent throughout the town and sky fish swam freely. Since this included a shark-like species, Elliot Sardick created a machine that could control the clouds and fog to keep the fish away when people were on the streets. The Sardicks used permanent fog banks inside special chambers to keep people cryogenically frozen. (TV: A Christmas Carol ^[+]Loading...["A Christmas Carol (TV story)"])

As recorded in a surprisingly hostile "tourist" brochure, notable sights in Sardicktown included Miss Garglespike's World of Pins, Sardick Towers, the Duckchester Tanneries, the Scratchington Fish Market and Dr Henry Fizzog's Museum of the Macabre. The offices of Sardick, Sardick & Sons were located at 91 Throttleby Lane. (PROSE: Honeymoon Horrors ^[+]Loading...["Honeymoon Horrors (short story)"])

Behind the scenes[[edit] | [edit source]]

• The architecture of this town bears a strong resemblance to that of Victorian Britain as the storyline of A Christmas Carol ^[+]Loading...["A Christmas Carol (TV story)"] is based on the Charles Dickens novella of the same name.
• Michael Pickwoad suggested Sardicktown was made from the colonists' ships, hence the metallic buildings. (CON: Christmas Special 2010)
• The Sardicktown Chronicle, seen only briefly in A Christmas Carol, offers more information about Sardicktown and its surroundings.
  • Articles suggest that Sardicktown contains the district of Sardick-South, and that the city is located close to the Black Mountains, with nearby settlements including Barrowly and High-Horton.
  • An article also suggests that the city has its own government, rather than being completely reliant on the Sardick family. While Kazran Sardick is able to raise his "Sky-tax" at will, the government do their best to help struggling families stay afloat. It appears that the Sardick family gained their privileges by keeping working knowledge of their sky mast within the family, so that only they know how to control the fog belt.
  • Further articles suggest that Sardicktown has its own law enforcement, as well as a specialist fish containment unit known as the National Fish-Patrol.