Viriconium
"pastel city", "storm of wings", "in viriconium", "viriconium nights"
$46.45
- Paperback
576 pages
- Release Date
30 September 2000
Summary
Viriconium: Where Reality and Fantasy Blur
In Viriconium, the young men whistle to one another all night long as they go about their deadly games. If you wake suddenly, you might hear footsteps running, or an urgent sigh. After a minute or two, the whistles move away in the direction of the Tinmarket or the Margarethestrasse. The next day, some lordling is discovered in the gutter with his throat cut. Who can tell fantasy from reality, magic from illusion, hero from villain, man fro…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781857989953 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1857989953 |
| Series: | Fantasy Masterworks |
| Author: | M. John Harrison |
| Publisher: | Orion Publishing Co |
| Imprint: | Gollancz |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 576 |
| Release Date: | 30 September 2000 |
| Weight: | 399g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 130mm x 40mm |
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Critics Review
“The world that Harrison depicts is intricate and authentic, peopled with a multitude of strange yet lifelike characters–a combination which serves to make his richly imagined empire of Viriconium feel very real indeed…. This omnibus collection from the author of Light” “is canon-reading for those who wish to know the genre’s roots, as well as the heights, to which it can aspire.”–“Kirkus Reviews,” starred review” The world that Harrison depicts is intricate and authentic, peopled with a multitude of strange yet lifelike characters– a combination which serves to make his richly imagined empire of Viriconium feel very real indeed…. This omnibus collection from the author of Light” “is canon-reading for those who wish to know the genre’s roots, as well as the heights, to which it can aspire.” – “Kirkus Reviews,” starred review
About The Author
M. John Harrison
M. John Harrison (1945 - )
Michael John Harrison is the author of, amongst others, the Viriconium stories, The Centauri Device, Climbers, The Course of the Heart, Signs of Life, Light and Nova Swing. He has won the Boardman Tasker Award (Climbers), the James Tiptree Jr Award (Light) and the Arthur C. Clarke Award (Nova Swing). He lives in Shropshire.
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