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Books like Ambergris: 9 series to read next

Ambergris is fantasy and weird fiction, set in secondary world and big city. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Ambergris is 20 books, 1996–2009.

“Ambergris is the fictional, fungus-ridden city Jeff VanderMeer uses as the throughline for a loosely connected cycle of increasingly strange fiction, beginning with the linked stories of City of Saints and Madmen.”

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Shared terms are not a promise that a book feels the same. Two series can be far-future political intrigue and read nothing alike — what the ranking can say is what they are about, and each card says which parts it shares.

Questions readers ask

What should I read after Ambergris?
Gormenghast — the closest match to Ambergris on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Ambergris?
City of Saints and Madmen. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Ambergris.
How big is Ambergris?
Ambergris is 20 books, 1996–2009.

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