Ambergris

City of Saints and Madmen, Shriek, Finch

By: Jeff VanderMeer

Narrated by: Bronson Pinchot, Cassandra Campbell, Oliver Wyman

From the author of Borne and Annihilation comes the one-volume reissue of his cult classic Ambergris Trilogy.

Before Area X, there was Ambergris. Jeff VanderMeer conceived what would become his first cult classic series of speculative works: the Ambergris trilogy. Now, for the first time ever, the story of the sprawling metropolis of Ambergris is collected into a single volume, including City of Saints and Madmen, Shriek: An Afterword, and Finch.

©2020 VanderMeer Creative, Inc. (P)2020 Blackstone Publishing

Hits different

This book just hits different. It’s format is different. I didn’t feel like things got bows as much as they got more questions. So much is left for us to decide after the fact. But I loved every minute of it.

Excellent Series

The first few novels were good, but a bit scattered and seemed to be loosely connected. But the final novel Finch was a subtle weaving of the previous books with the character John Finch and all the mysteries of Ambergis and his own life together. I especially loved the ending, which was uplifting and let the reader's mind reeling with possibilities.

Wonderful & Imaginative

The whole Ambergris trilogy was fantastic. Each book is distinct and unique but the over-arching plot and story of the city is always present.
Ambergris is a beautifully crafted world with a very deep history. I couldn’t put the books down and wanted more stories from Ambergris when I was finished.

Can’t recommend enough!

It’s a long listen but it’s worth it, as you discover the amazing city of Ambergris and the strange and thrilling stories that bring it to life.

Enjoyable and relaxing listening.

Character description and development are done in a balanced way to show how disturbing the changes happening are, and thankfully leaving the details up to the imagination of the listener. There are unexpected twists which eventually show that revenge is indeed a dish served cold; and perhaps with a side of terror?
Shall “we” end up working with “them” eventually? The we-s and them-s persist on all levels, human, vegetable, alien, and hybrids leading to a beautifully complex and easily understood story.