Michael John Harrison

An omnibus volume contains all the Viriconium stories, originally published in four books: The Pastel City, A Storm of Wings, In Viriconium, and Viriconium Nights. Reprint. 30,000 first printing.

Viriconium

The stories of three people--modern-day Michael Kearney, a serial killer; Seria Mau Genlicher, a spaceship pilot; and Ed Chainese, a down-and-out drifter--are linked by the mysteries of the Kefahuchi Tract.

Light

In a far future civilization is in decline and medieval social patterns clash with advanced technology. Lord tegeus-Chronus must save Viriconium, the Pastel CIty, from brain-stealing automatons from Earth's past.

The Pastel City

Being the Second Volume of the Viriconium Sequence ...

A Storm of Wings

From a writer acclaimed for his high-concept SF and stunning prose comes the final chapter in the multi-award-winning trilogy that began with Light and Nova Swing This space adventures begins with the following dream: An alien research tool the size of a brown dwarf star hangs in the middle of nowhere, as a result of an attempt to place it equidistant from everything else in every possible universe. Somewhere in the fractal labyrinth beneath its surface, a woman lies on an allotropic carbon deck, a white paste of nanomachines oozing from the corner of her mouth. She is neither conscious nor unconscious, dead nor alive. There is something wrong with her cheekbones. At first you think she is changing from one thing into another—perhaps it's a cat, perhaps it's something that only looks like one—then you see that she is actually trying to be both things at once. She is waiting for you, she has been waiting for you for perhaps 10,000 years. She comes from the past, she comes from the future. She is about to speak. Empty Space is a sequel to Light and Nova Swing, three strands presented in alternating chapters which will work their way separately back to this image of frozen transformation.

A Haunting

Empty Space

The Ice Monkey and Other Stories

Being the Second Volume of the "Viriconium" Sequence, in which Benedict Paucemanly Returns from His Long Frozen Dream in the Far Side of the Moon, and the Earth Submits Briefly to the Charisma of the Locust

In Viriconium

Romantic thriller set around the scandals of cosmetic surgery, medical waste dumping and genetic engineering.

Signs of Life

John Crowley

John Clute

Elizabeth Hand

Gary K. Wolfe

Jonathan Carol

For perhaps two decades, a small group of writers rooted in the genres of science fiction, fantasy, and horror have been simuitaneously exploring and erasing the boundaries of those genres by creating fiction of remarkable depth and power. Their connections to the genres they have been radically redefining have, for many of these writers, limited the appreciation of their accomplishments to a specialized readership. For example, though John Crowley and Jonathan Carroll have massive underground reputations, and Peter Straub has written two books with Stephen King and other bestselling novels such as Ghost Story, Koko, and The Throat, many if not most readers of Conjunctions will be unfamiliar with their work. In this haunting and beautiful collection of tales, Crowley, Carroll, and Straub join Elizabeth Hand, China Mieville, M. John Harrison, Nell Gaiman, and Kelly Link to demonstrate precisely how science fiction, fantasy, and horror have been unobtrusively colonizing serious literature during the past twenty years. As an added bonus, science fiction and fantasy experts Gary K. Wolfe and John Clute offer a critical perspective and explain everything in sight. With original cover art by master cartoonist Gahan Wilson.

The New Wave Fabulists

'Like all good literature, Harrison's stories are worth reading again and again; the more you read, the more you understand.' Iain M. Banks Over the last thirty years, M. John Harrison has been inspiring readers and writers alike across the world. His return to science fiction in 2002 with the magnificent space opera LIGHT was a monumental triumph, shortlisted for every major award in the genre. He combines brilliant storytelling with complex plots and evocative, mesmerising writing. THINGS THAT NEVER HAPPEN is M. John Harrison's definitive collection of short fiction, twenty-four dazzling stories of science fiction and fantasy; the perfect introduction to one of Britain's most brilliant writers.

Things that Never Happen

Stories of Ghosts

You Should Come with Me Now

An unusual story of love finds drifter Mick Rose, who works in a shady waste-disposal job, at a friend's wedding, falling head over heels for a younger woman who dreams of flying.

Short Stories

Travel Arrangements

On a hot May night, three Cambridge students carry out a ritualistic act that changes their lives. Years later, none of the participants can remember what exactly transpired, but their clouded memories can't rid them of an overwhelming sense of dread.

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