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Jeff VanderMeer
Ten years after the publication of Annihilation, the surprise fourth volume in Jeff VanderMeer’s blockbuster Southern Reach Trilogy.
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The first volume of the extraordinary Southern Reach trilogy.
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In this climactic volume of the Southern Reach trilogy, reality mutates and mysteries resolve, but now that so many questions have answers, the consequences are no less profound – or…
‘A contemporary masterpiece’ Guardian
Under the watchful eye of The Company, three characters - Grayson, Morse and Chen - shapeshifters, amorphous, part human, part extensions of the landscape, make their way through forces that…
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"A continued exploration of the mysterious Area X by the scientists and voyagers that VanderMeer introduced ten years ago in the original volumes"--
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It is winter in Area X. A new team embarks across the border on a mission to find a member of a previous expedition who may have been left behind…
A security consultant receives a key to a storage unit from a dead woman, a reputed ecoterrorist. Inside is a taxidermied animal. Seeking for why the woman contacted her, time…
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SPECIAL TENTH ANNIVERSARY EDITION
In Authority, the New York Times bestselling second volume of Jeff VanderMeer's Southern Reach Trilogy, Area X's most disturbing questions are answered . . . but…
The dark, dangerous, funny and uplifting new novel from the author of Annihilation, the inspiration for the major motion picture directed by Alex Garland.
Ten years after the publication of Annihilation, the surprise fourth volume in Jeff VanderMeer's blockbuster Southern Reach Trilogy.
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Praised by China Mieville, The Times, Guardian and many others, this tale relates the scandalous, heart-breaking and horrifying secret history of two squabbling siblings and their confidantes, protectors, and enemies.
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From Jeff VanderMeer, the author of Annihilation, comes a brilliant speculative thriller of dark conspiracy, endangered species, and the end of all things.
The outstanding debut novel from Jeff VanderMeer, author of Annihilation, a major motion picture of 2018.
Benjamin Robertson
This book will be the first scholarly examination of Jeff VanderMeer-an increasingly important, yet understudied figure in contemporary fiction. By blending science fiction, climate fiction, fantasy, horror, and the weird…
From Jeff VanderMeer, the author of Borne and Annihilation, comes the paperback reissue of his cult classic Finch. This third installment of the Ambergris trilogy follows a besieged detective as…
Laura Shackelford
This edited collection approaches the most pressing discourses of the Anthropocene and posthumanist culture through the surreal, yet instructive lens of Jeff VanderMeer’s fiction.
Sven Holm
"English translation originally published in 1969 by Faber & Faber Limited, Great Britain"--Title page verso.
An entertaining, eclectic chronicle of modern fantastical fiction, Monstrous Creatures delivers incisive commentary, reviews, and essays pertaining to permutations of the monstrous, whether it’s other people’s monsters, personal monsters, or…
A vividly imaginative novel from Jeff VanderMeer, author of Annihilation, a major motion picture of 2018.
Originally published by Tor Books in 2006.
Jeff Vandermeer
The first book in a new YA fantasy duology from a bestselling genre-expanding master, about a teenager who embarks on a quest to protect the world from an alternate universe…
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A revised edition of the very successful fully illustrated guide to writing fantastical fiction, which provides instruction and motivation for aspiring authors from some of today’s bestselling fantasy authors
Omnibus edition of the Southern Reach Trilogy –
A FINANCIAL TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR The dark, dangerous, funny and uplifting new novel from the author of Annihilation, the inspiration for the major motion picture directed by Alex…
Originally published as an e-book original in 2017 by MCD x FSG Originals –Title page verso.
Originally published in 2002 by Prime Books.
Sven Holm, Sylvia Clayton (trans.)
Introduced by Jeff VanderMeer, welcome to a luxury hotel at the end of the world in this post-apocalyptic 1967 dystopia ...
Blending the romantic elegance of the Victorian era with modern scientific advances, the popular Steampunk genre is spotlighted in this collection of assembled anthology. It includes original fiction, non-fiction, and…
Ann VanderMeer,Jeff VanderMeer
Addressing questions such as Is a vegetable-lamb a vegetable or a lamb; Does licking the Pope make you trayf; What exactly is a Pollo Maligno; and, Is Sasquatch roast stringy…
A special edition of the ultimate treasury of time travel stories, from the beginning of time to its very end.
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An anthology that presents fantastical stories. It covers the romantic elegance of the Victorian era and blends in modern scientific advances - synthesizing imaginative technologies such as steam-driven robots, analogue…
A Vintage Books original –Copyright page.
Sisters of the Revolution gathers a highly curated selection of feminist speculative fiction (science fiction, fantasy, horror, and more) chosen by one of the most respected editorial teams in speculative…
The death of Dr Thackery T Lambshead in 2003 at his house in Wimpering-on-the-Brook, England, revealed an discovery: the remains of cabinet of curiosities. This book presents highlights from the…
Your own time machine: the ultimate treasury of time travel stories, from the beginning of time to its very end.
Quite possibly the greatest science fiction collection of all time-past, present, and future!
What if life was neverending? What if you could change your body to adapt to an alien…
Originally published: Great Britain: Head of Zeus, 2013.
