#7 in the Millennium Fantasy Masterworks series, a library of the most original and influential fantasy ever written 'M. John Harrison is a blazing original ... a great imaginer, and an extraordinary writer' Clive Barker 'Harrison is one of the best modern writers of fantasy. No, he is one of the best modern writers, period. ' Katharine Kerr 'No one can use words like M. John Harrison. They trust him. The Viriconium books show astonishing poetry and depth.' Michael Marshall Smith
SALES POINTS #7 in the Millennium Fantasy Masterworks series, a library of the most original and influential fantasy ever written 'M. John Harrison is a blazing original ... a great imaginer, and an extraordinary writer' Clive Barker 'Harrison is one of the best modern writers of fantasy. No, he is one of the best modern writers, period. ' Katharine Kerr 'No one can use words like M. John Harrison. They trust him. The Viriconium books show astonishing poetry and depth.' Michael Marshall Smith
"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
Viriconium collects the three novels (The Pastel City, etc.) and seven short stories set in British author M. John Harrison's dystopian city of Viriconium. Neil Gaiman provides a foreword. Copyright 2005 Reed Business Information.
"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
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