5/10/2023 0 Comments Vandermeer ambergris![]() ![]() Bishop hasn’t written a novel since, Mieville is currently working on nonfiction, and VanderMeer’s had far more success with his Southern Reach trilogy and subsequent work.īut perhaps the launch of the Ambergris omnibus can bring it back, if only for a moment. The subversive elements turned into grimdark and the aesthetics turned into steampunk. Perdido Street Station created it, but City of Saints and Madmen, as well as KJ Bishop’s The Etched City, showed off even more of its possibilities. ![]() It’s because reading an Ambergris book means reading from the perspective of people who view this place as home, and enjoy its oddities as a citizen, rather than a tourist.Ĭity of Saints and Madmen, the first Ambergris book, was one of the original books of the New Weird subgenre. ![]() This isn’t just because the setting is richly described, bursting with life. Ambergris is a wild, anarchic city unlike any other one in fantasy. ![]()
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