{"product_id":"city-of-saints-and-madmen","title":"Jeff Vandermeer: City Of Saints And Madmen P\/b -w3 [2018] paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the author of \u003ci\u003eAnnihilation\u003c\/i\u003e, now a major motion picture on Netflix.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom Jeff VanderMeer, an author praised by writers such as Laren Beukes, China Mieville and Michael Moorcock, \u003ci\u003eCity of Saints and Madmen \u003c\/i\u003eis by turns sensuous and terrifying. This collection of four linked novellas is the perfect introduction to VanderMeer's vividly imagined world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the city of Ambergris, a would-be suitor discovers a sunlit street can become a killing ground in the blink of an eye. An artist receives an invitation to a beheading and finds himself enchanted. And a patient in a mental institution is convinced he's imagined a city called Ambergris, invented its every last detail, and that he's really from a place called Chicago. Ambergris is a cruelly beautiful metropolis - a haven for artists and thieves, for composers and murderers. And once there, anything can happen.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThese tales of Ambergris include the World Fantasy Award-winning novella,\u003ci\u003e The Transformation of Martin Lake\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vandermeer, Jeff","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":44611437035810,"sku":"9781509848157","price":14.3,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/vandermeer-jeff-jeff-vandermeer-city-of-saints-and-madmen-p-b-w3-2018-paperback-9781509848157-60561023172947.jpg?v=1735452306","url":"https:\/\/theirishbookshop.live\/products\/city-of-saints-and-madmen","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}