


Books in series

#1
The Pastel City
1971
Via The first book The Pastel City, presents a civilization in decline where medieval social patterns clash with the advanced technology and superscience energy weapons that the citizens of the city know how to use but have forgotten how to engineer. Harrison's leading character, Lord tegeus-Cromis, fancies himself a better poet than swordsman; yet he leads the battle to save Viriconium, the Pastel City, from the brain-stealing automatons known as the geteit chemosit from Earth's past.

#2
A Storm of Wings
1980
IN THE WASTELANDS OF A FUTURE WORLD, THE PASTEL CITY STRUGGLES IN THE GRIP OF THE SIGN OF THE LOCUST...
Viriconium: The Pastel City was the last bastion of the civilized world where Queen Methvet Nian ruled supreme. Now she watched, helpless, as the Time of the Locust became a monstrous reality, turning the inhabitants into hideous, mindless insects.
Cellur, the Bird Lord, emerged from his underground exile, the first to respond to the call. Soon he was joined by Tomb, the Iron Dwarf, and the first of the Reborn Men, Alstath Fulthor. They journeyed to the desolate plains of the North in search of the evil's sources, only to encounter a paralysing menace that threatened to destroy their very minds...
A STORM OF WINGS is the new novel in the 'Viriconium' sequence - a brilliant tour-de-force of fantasy fiction by one of the most strikingly original talents on the contemporary scene.
cover image painted by Christos Achilleos

#3
The Floating Gods
1982
Third book in the Viriconium sequence. The city is beset by a mysterious plague that affects the artists quarter and drains their vitality and hope. As artist Audsley King slowly dies from the plague, her friend Ashlyme tries to save her, and the result is at turns comic, tragic, and absurd. Much less fantastic in tone, it could be set in an alternate London.

#4
Viriconium Nights
1984
Contents:
The Lamia and Lord Cromis (1971)
Lamia Mutable (1972)
Viriconium Knights (1981)
Events Witnessed from a City (1975)
The Luck in the Head (1984)
The Lords of Misrule (1984)
In Viriconium (1984)
Strange Great Sins (1983)

#1-4
Viriconium
2000
This landmark collection gathers four groundbreaking fantasy classics from the acclaimed author of Light.
Set in the imagined city of Viriconium, here are the masterworks that revolutionized a genre and enthralled a generation of readers: The Pastel City, A Storm of Wings, In Viriconium, and Viriconium Knights.
Contents:
The Pastel City, 1971 (novel)
A Storm of Wings, 1980 (novel)
In Viriconium, 1982 (novel)
The Lamia & Lord Cromis, 1971 (short story)
Viriconium Knights, 1981 (short story)
The Luck in the Head, 1984 (novelette)
Strange Great Sins, 1983 (short story)
The Lords of Misrule, 1984 (short story)
The Dancer from the Dance, 1985 (short story)
A Young Man’s Journey to Viriconium, 1985 (short story)
Author
M. John Harrison
Author · 30 books
aka Gabriel King (with Jane Johnson) Michael John Harrison, known for publication purposes primarily as M. John Harrison, is an English author and literary critic. His work includes the Viriconium sequence of novels and short stories, Climbers, and the Kefahuchi Tract trilogy, which consists of Light, Nova Swing and Empty Space.