Jeff VanderMeer · shared-world sequence
Ambergris books in order
A shared-world sequence centered on the strange city of Ambergris, beginning with two foundational novellas and continuing through City of Saints and Madmen, Shriek, and Finch.
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Publication order
- 1 Dradin, in Love: A Tale of Elsewhen & Otherwhere
Book 1 · novella · 1996
- 2 The Hoegbotton Guide to the Early History of Ambergris by Duncan Shriek
Book 2 · novella · 1999
- 3 City of Saints and Madmen: The Book of Ambergris
Book 3 · collection · 2001
Once upon a time, on the banks of the River Moth, a city sprang up like no other in or out of history. Founded on the blood of the original inhabitants, the stealthy gray caps, and steeped for centuries in the aftermath of that struggle,…
- 4 Shriek: An Afterword
Book 4 · novel · 2006
An epic yet personal look at several decades of life, love, and death in the imaginary city of Ambergris-previously chronicled in Jeff VanderMeer's acclaimed City of Saints & Madmen-Shriek: An Afterword relates the scandalous,…
- 5 Finch
Book 5 · novel · 2009
In a world where mysterious underground dwellers rule the state of Ambergris and control its residents with addictive drugs, internment camps and random acts of terror, John Finch and his partner, Wyte, must solve a double murder for…
