You might think this is totally inappropriate for Medium, and there are some shortcomings, but for me the biggest reason to attempt publishing this book here is the potential audience, and the availability that Medium affords me as a writer. Not the Fall That Kills You…: Thomas the Partial tells Finch that this is the best way to kill a Gray Cap as he pushed Heretic down 5 storeys (and Heretic didn't immediately fall all the way, he hit a lot of stairs first to break his fall). A massive fall hits a Gray Cap everywhere on impact and breaks the internal structure keeping their vitals intact. More than 1,000 people died from the virus on Thursday, the third time the daily death toll has exceeded that this month, and the death rate is expected to continue rising. Covid-19 claimed at least 926 more deaths as of Friday.

Whether the entire story is an expression of Dradin’s psychosis or Dradin is merely psychotic within a crazy story, madness, as the title of VanderMeer’s book suggests, is an integral part of Ambergris. I can’t wait to move on to the History. While there are still many physical book readers — myself among them — the option to have a book on a mobile device is just such a no-brainer. And while Ebooks are good for large publishers who can (and do) command a nice bit of change for their product, for a small writer, ebooks don’t offer much of any benefit over what Medium provides. And in fact, the tools that Medium provides, which I mentioned above, are absent from ebooks. Note again that the unique identifier is there just before the “/edit.” Note also, that you can just copy this initial url and truncate that suffix off of it to obtain the short url form directly. We Used to Be Friends: Duncan has this relationship with Bonmot, they were friends at the University until Duncan was found to be in a relation with his student Mary Sabon. Downplayed with Mary and Janice, Janice didn't particularly like Mary though she was initially happy that Duncan had someone until he grew increasingly obsessed with her. Janice becomes an outright enemy when Mary brought the rise of the 'Nativism' movement and discredited Duncan and Janice's academic writings.After being hospitalized for Covid-19 in early October, Trump continued a massive campaign that drew thousands of supporters who gathered and many were not wearing masks. The Trump campaign says rallies are safe and that masks and social distancing are respected. Most of the above subject matter draws attention to the self-consciousness and sub-consciousness of everyday living. Finally, the medium apps allow readers to bookmark a story, and even archive it for later use, both of which are useful in reading your publication as a book. Brain Upload: This is how Duncan Shriek is resurrected despite having his corpse cremated, his memory bulb that Finch ate had just enough biological material and memories that Finch could relinquish his mind temporarily to Duncan and drink a regeneration potion. This would allow Duncan to physically leave Finch's body and fully restore itself, so that he can complete his mission of gathering all of the scattered Rebels. Higher-Tech Species: The Gray Cap mostly have better tech (including some that can fiddle with reality) than the local humans who only had guns 100 years ago. However technologies like radio confound them and the Gray Cap never truly mastered their technology. Finally the Gray Cap tech advantage gets wiped out when the scattered Rebels return with new tech.

Make the most of the tapestry of tales and visions before you. It is a rare treasure, to be tasted with both relish and respect. It is the work of an original. It’s what you’ve been looking for.King Squid: Every step is making me feel mad, as if the entirety of City of Saints and Madmen is a manifestation of madness, which is, of course, no stretch at all. Utter paranoia. Unreliable Narrator: Janice holds that she is offering a balanced yet opinionated account of her brother's life. Duncan takes issue with the first claim. She straight out admits this herself towards the end; including that it was her who informed Duncan's superiors he was in a relationship with a student destroying his career. Sound strange? It isn't. Not really. Each tale is a low-grade fever dream couched heavily in the normal, the regular, the banal. Things only get odd at a slow rate, kinda like being boiled alive and not understanding this fact until it is far too late. Of course, that makes us lobsters. Not squid. My metaphor breaks down. COSAM” is an assemblage or collage of disparate elements that VanderMeer works into something luminous. Perhaps, there can be no truth in a story told by or in the first person, unless it is verified by the second person.