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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.
When the Southern Reach Trilogy was first published a decade ago, it…
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The first volume of the extraordinary Southern Reach trilogy.
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‘A contemporary masterpiece’ Guardian THE SECOND VOLUME OF THE EXTRAORDINARY SOUTHERN REACH TRILOGY - NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE WRITTEN AND DIRECTED BY ALEX GARLAND (EX MACHINA) AND STARRING NATALIE…
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‘A contemporary masterpiece’ Guardian THE THIRD VOLUME OF THE EXTRAORDINARY SOUTHERN REACH TRILOGY - NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE WRITTEN AND DIRECTED BY ALEX GARLAND (EX MACHINA) AND STARRING NATALIE…
The dark, dangerous, funny and uplifting new novel from the author of Annihilation, the inspiration for the major motion picture directed by Alex Garland.
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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 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…
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…
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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…
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Your own time machine: the ultimate treasury of time travel stories, from the beginning of time to its very end.
A Vintage Books original –Copyright page.
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…
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…
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…
Originally published: Great Britain: Head of Zeus, 2013.
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…
A special edition of the ultimate treasury of time travel stories, from the beginning of time to its very end.
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Peter Bebergal, Ann Vandermeer
An anthology of fantastical tales that inspired the creation of the world's greatest roleplaying game.
Drawing upon the original list of "inspirational reading" provided by Gary Gygax in the first…
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…
Sven Holm
"Termush takes place in a luxury seaside resort designed to keep its wealthy residents safe from the physical (and moral) fallout of a global disaster"--
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.
If J. J. Abrams, Margaret Atwood, and Alan Weisman collaborated on a series, it might be this awesome.
This collection includes all three novels in the epic Southern Reach trilogy–Annihilation…
A mind-bending take on the post-apocalyptic, Three Dead Astronauts expands the world of Nebula Awardwinning author Jeff VanderMeers critically acclaimed novel Borne.
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…
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In this [book] … the mysteries of Area X may be solved, but their consequences and implications are no less profound–or terrifying –Amazon.com.
Reveals the secret lives of librarians, doctors, lawyers, university students, bank tellers, sex shop clerks, and others. Ordered by profession, these short stories range from the hilarious to the somber…
‘A contemporary masterpiece’ Guardian THE FIRST VOLUME OF THE EXTRAORDINARY SOUTHERN REACH TRILOGY - NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE WRITTEN AND DIRECTED BY ALEX GARLAND (EX MACHINA) AND STARRING NATALIE…
From Jeff VanderMeer, the author of Annihilation, comes a brilliant speculative thriller of dark conspiracy, endangered species, and the end of all things.
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…
The outstanding debut novel from Jeff VanderMeer, author of Annihilation, a major motion picture of 2018.
Originally published by Tor Books in 2006.
A vividly imaginative novel from Jeff VanderMeer, author of Annihilation, a major motion picture of 2018.
