In Viriconium

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In Viriconium is a novel by M. John Harrison published in 1982. It is the third novel in the Viriconium series.

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Plot summary

In Viriconium is a novel in which a city suffers from a metaphysical lethargy. [1]

Reception

Dave Pringle reviewed In Viriconium for Imagine magazine, and stated that "Harrison has a wickedly acute eye for human folly; every so often this novel makes you wince as though you have just caught sight of yourself in an unfriendly mirror." [2]

Dave Langford reviewed In Viriconium for White Dwarf #54, and stated that "Even the city's gods are trying low life, inventing horrors like 'donkey jackets, wellington boots and small white plastic trays covered in congealed food' while the plague zone grows. Oblique and enigmatic, but wonderful." [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Langford, Dave (June 1984). "Critical Mass". White Dwarf . No. 54. Games Workshop. p. 24.
  2. ↑ Pringle, Dave (April 1983). "Book Review". Imagine (review). TSR Hobbies (UK), Ltd. (1): 16.
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