Viriconium

October 1, 2005
Bantam gathers four of Harrison's fantasy novels -"The Pastel City", "A Storm of Wings", "In Viriconium", "Viriconium Nights" -into a single volume with a foreword by Neil Gaiman. Jump on this one.

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September 15, 2005
Viriconium" gathers Harrison's stories about the great city Viriconium, the empire that rose after the fall of the Afternoon Cultures, and the struggles that surround them, their art and legends, and their connection to our world. The collection starts with "The Pastel City," in which two queens, Methvet Nian and Canna Moidart, battle for control of the empire; Lord tegeus-Cromis and the last survivors of his order fight for Methvet Nian against the rapacious Northerners and the terrifying " geteit chemosit" , remnants of the late Afternoon Empires. In "A Storm of Wings," the great airman Benedict Paucemanly returns from the moon, bearing with him an invasion of locustlike creatures who come from the stars and threaten to destroy the human world. The final story connects Viriconium to our world through mirrors and strange stories of those who traveled into great Viriconium and returned forever changed. Harrison creates an epic history of a captivating and strange metropolis full of bravos and dancers, intrigue and romance. (Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2005, American Library Association.)