Viriconium Nights

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Viriconium Nights is a collection by M. John Harrison published in 1984.

Contents

Contents

Viriconium Nights is a collection of seven stories which take place inside the metropolis of Viriconium and its surrounding area. [1]

1984 Ace edition

1985 Gollancz edition

Reception

Dave Langford reviewed Viriconium Nights for White Dwarf #70, and stated that "They have a precise, exotic sleaziness, leaving you with uncomfortable images: insect-masks recur, and the Mari Llwyd (the rib-boned horse-skull of folklore), and technological decay (as with the unforgettable, filthy power-weapon of the first story). I like them. I think." [1]

Publication history

New York: Ace (paperback), 1984 (dedicated to Algis Budrys); revised/definitive edition, (1st hardcover ed) London: Gollancz, 1985 (dedication to Budrys removed). The stories in the British hardcover edition are revised and the author's preferred texts.

Reviews

References

  1. 1 2 Langford, Dave (October 1985). "Critical Mass". White Dwarf . No. 70. Games Workshop. p. 16.