And, through this tumultuous story of the family Shriek, the author shows his genius at capturing and displaying the bizarre. Shriek: An Afterword by the Nebula Award winning author Jeff VanderMeer is an epic yet personal look at life, love and death in the vividly imagined city of Ambergris. And we're introduced to the gray caps, a marginalized people armed with advanced fungal technologies, who've been waiting underground for their chance to mould the future of the city. We witness a war between rival publishing houses that will change Ambergris forever. We follow the adventures of her brother Duncan, an historian obsessed with a doomed love affair, and learn of a secret that may kill or transform him. Janice Shriek, ex-society figure, narrates this tale with flamboyant intensity and under increasingly urgent conditions. From the author of Annihilation, now a major motion picture on Netflix.
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