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In Viriconium

The Tales of Viriconium #3 / 4
by M. John Harrison
In Viriconium (The Tales of Viriconium #3) by M. John Harrison
  ★ 6.66 / 3
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Published in the US as The Floating Gods (1983).

British Fantasy Award nominee 1983, Philip K. Dick Award nominee 1984.

Street by street, a plague of despair and lethargy is slowly consuming the city of Viriconium. Neither cause nor cure is obvious. Is it the art dealer Paulinus Rack, warping the artists of the Low City into sentimental hacks for the rich of the High City? Is it the Barley Brothers, the two drunken idiots who may or may not be gods? Or is it the murderous little dwarf, "from the north or the sky," remaking a small quarter of the city for his own hidden reasons?

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Updated 02/13/2025
Category: Science Fiction, Fantasy
Release date: 1982

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M. John Harrison

M. John Harrison

Michael John Harrison (born 1945), who writes as M. John Harrison, is a British author and reviewer.

M. John Harrison has also written books with Jane Johnson under the joint pseudonym of Gabriel King.

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The Tales of Viriconium

The Tales of Viriconium consists of four primary books, and includes one additional book that complement the series but is not considered mandatory reads. The current recommended reading order for the series is provided below.

The Pastel City (The Tales of Viriconium #1)
  ★ 6.88 / 16
A Storm of Wings (The Tales of Viriconium #2)
  ★ 7.34 / 3
In Viriconium (The Tales of Viriconium #3)
  ★ 6.66 / 3
Viriconium Nights (The Tales of Viriconium #4)
  ★ 6.50 / 2
Viriconium (The Tales of Viriconium)
  ★ 8.40 / 5


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