If you loved the surreal, atmospheric city of Ashamoil in The Etched City, you'll be swept away by Miéville's New Crobuzon—a sprawling, vividly realized metropolis teeming with bizarre creatures, strange technologies, and a palpable sense of wonder and danger. The worldbuilding here is just as immersive and strange, pulling you deep into its labyrinthine streets.

If you were drawn to the morally gray adventurers Raule and Gwynn in The Etched City, you'll find the protagonists of The Scar just as compelling. Bellis Coldwine and her companions inhabit a world where every choice is fraught with ethical uncertainty, survival demands compromise, and no one is wholly good or evil.

If you were captivated by the dreamlike, sometimes hallucinatory mood of Ashamoil, you'll be entranced by VanderMeer's Ambergris—a city where reality is slippery, the bizarre is commonplace, and the line between sanity and madness blurs. The book's surreal atmosphere and shifting narratives evoke a similar sense of wonder and disquiet.

If you were moved by the outsider status and emotional journeys of Raule and Gwynn, you'll connect with Chava (the golem) and Ahmad (the jinni) as they navigate immigrant New York. Their struggles with identity, loneliness, and connection echo the heartfelt character arcs that made The Etched City so memorable.

If you appreciated the lush, evocative writing and ambiguous, haunting mood of The Etched City, Viriconium offers a similarly poetic narrative. Harrison's prose is gorgeous and strange, his city both familiar and unknowable, providing a reading experience that lingers long after the last page.