Books by Jeff VanderMeer

In the second volume of the Southern Reach Trilogy, questions are answered, stakes are raised, and mysteries are deepened ...

The highly anticipated third volume of the haunting, disturbing and evocative Southern Reach trilogy.

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 would consume them. A blue fox, a giant fish and language stretched to the limit.

Det er vinter i Område X, det mystiske vildnis, der efter tredive års overvågning stadig ikke lader sig forklare eller kortlægge. Mens området langsomt breder sig, er efterretningsorganisationen Southern Reach ved at kollapse indefra, og i et sidste desperat forsøg sender man en ny ekspedition over grænsen. Deres mål er en fjern ø, der måske rummer de svar, de så længe har ledt efter. Men efterhånden som ekspeditionen trænger dybere ind i det ukendte, bliver truslen mod den ydre verden kun større og mere skræmmende. For hvad var det egentlig, der skete dengang og satte hele denne unaturlige udvikling i gang? Og blandt alle dem, der har forsøgt at udforske fænomenet, hvem er så kommet nærmere en forståelse, og hvem er blevet inficeret? I dette sidste bind af Southern Reach-trilogien nærmer vi os løsningen på mysteriet omkring Område X, men med forfærdende og vidtrækkende konsekvenser.

A speculative thriller about the end of all things, set in an unnamed part of the Pacific Northwest. A harrowing descent into a secret world.

John Rodriguez er den nyansatte leder af det nedslidte forskningscenter, Southern Reach, der har til opgave at bevogte det mystiske vildnis kaldet Område X. John modtager ordrer fra sin ukendte chef, Stemmen, der lige fra første dag på jobbet sætter John til at håndtere eftervirkningerne af den fejlslåede tolvte ekspedition til Område X. Efter at have gennemgået en række forhør, en samling af skjulte noter og timevis af dybt foruroligende videooptagelser, begynder John at gennemskue nogle af Område Xs mange hemmeligheder. Hver opdagelse han gør sig, tvinger ham dog til at se skræmmende sandheder i øjnene om sig selv og om den virksomhed, han har svoret sit troskab til. Autoritet er andet bind i South Reach-serien og fortsættelsen til Udslettelse. Pressen skriver: »Jeff VanderMeers trilogi om ’Area X’ er uden overdrivelse et af de mest forunderlige og tankevækkende værker, jeg kan mindes at have læst.« ****** – Politiken »[VanderMeer formår] at fastholde spændingen og gyset uden at tabe læseren undervejs. Alle vil kunne få noget interessant ud af Southern Reach trilogien.« – Avisen 2770 Tårnby

From the author of Annihilation, now a major motion picture on Netflix Dreams and nightmares entwine as three fellow travellers strive to achieve their deepest desires.Nicholas seeks to escape his demons in the city of Veniss' shadowy underground. But in so doing, he makes a deal with the devil himself. His twin sister, Nicola, embarks on a feverish search for him. And while discovering the city's hidden secrets, she'll spin her own hypnotic tale.Nicola's lover Shadrach is haunted by her mysterious disappearance. In the grip of despair, he decides to embark on a mythic journey. Shadrach must steel himself to visit the nightmarish levels deep beneath the surface of the city to bring his love back to the light. For these depths hold perils that are both complex and chilling. There, he will find wonders beyond imagining . . . and horrors greater than the heart can bear.Literary alchemist Jeff VanderMeer has produced a triumph of the imagination, revealing the mysterious city of Veniss through three intertwined voices. Veniss Underground is an unforgettable journey exploring the limits of love, memory and obsession. This edition includes the novella Balzac's War.

A FINANCIAL TIMES BOOK OF THE YEARThe dark, dangerous, funny and uplifting new novel from the author of Annihilation, the inspiration for the major motion picture directed by Alex Garland.'Neither of us had control of our monsters anymore'In a ruined city of the future, Rachel scavenges a strange creature from the fur of a despotic bear.She names him Borne.He reminds her of her homeland lost to rising seas, but her lover Wick is intent on rendering him down as raw material for the special drugs he sells. Nothing is quite what it seems, and if Wick is hiding secrets, so too is Rachel - and Borne most of all.

Det mystiske Område X har i årevis været afskåret fra resten af kontinentet, og naturen har indtaget de sidste rester af menneskelig civilisation. Myndighederne sender løbende videnskabelige ekspeditioner ind i området, men alle er enten forsvundet eller er vendt tilbage som skygger af sig selv. Nu gør man klar til den tolvte ekspedition. Gruppen består af fire kvinder: en antropolog, en topograf, en psykolog og en biolog. Deres mission er at opmåle området, tage prøver og nedfælde deres observationer om området og om hinanden, og frem for alt undgå at blive inficeret af det mystiske område. De fire kvinder mødes af et paradisisk uberørt og frodigt landskab. Men snart må de sande, at noget er helt galt. Tæt ved den lejr, der er oprettet af tidligere ekspeditioner, finder de fire kvinder en mystisk bygning, en slags omvendt tårn, som de beslutter sig for at udforske. Hvad de finder i dybet, får dem til at tvivle på alt, hvad de ved. Udslettelse er en intens og foruroligende thriller, som holder læseren fanget i åndeløs spænding til allersidste side. Pressen skriver: »Uden overdrivelse et af de mest forunderlige og tankevækkende værker, jeg kan mindes at have læst.« ****** – Politiken »Første bind af VanderMeers Southern Reach-trilogi, der er ulig noget andet, jeg har læst ... Et særligt litterært brag.« – Berlingske »Fascinerende roman, der får én til at tænke over, om der findes eksistenser, der er uden for vores fatteevne.« – Søndag »Det var simpelthen en fed læseoplevelse … Den er vildt spændende.« – Bogrummet.dk »Udslettelse er både gådefuld og ekstremt urovækkende … VanderMeers prosa glider let og holder et godt tempo.« – Information »Mange vil finde bogen interessant for skildringen af en natur, der slår tilbage, en slags rebelsk økosystem, som har fået nok af menneskets herskertrang.« – Weekendavisen »Det er umuligt at lægge bogen fra sig når først den er blevet åbnet.« ***** – Boguglen »Bogen fascinerede, underholdt og rev mig rundt.« **** – Moonlitmadness

Culture Critiques from the Author of AnnihilationAn 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 monstrous thoughts. A two-time winner of the World Fantasy Award, Jeff VanderMeer is one of speculative fiction's foremost voices. For the past 20 years, he has not only written weird literary fiction translated into 20 languages, but written about it extensively, influencing the way people think about fantasy through reviews in major papers like The Washington Post and The New York Times, as well as through interviews, thoughtful essays, blog posts, teaching, and guest-speaking.Monstrous Creatures, a follow-up to his 2004 nonfiction collection Why Should I Cut Your Throat?, collects all of his major nonfiction from the past five years, including such controversial pieces as "The Romantic Underground," "The Triumph of the Good," and "The Language of Defeat". Interviews with writers like Margo Lanagan and China Miéville are an added bonus, creating a dialogue with VanderMeer's own interpretations of the monstrous in the fantastical.

From the author of Annihilation, now a major motion picture on Netflix.Janice Shriek, ex-society figure, narrates this tale with flamboyant intensity and under increasingly urgent conditions. We follow the adventures of her brother Duncan, an historian obsessed with a doomed love affair, and learn of a secret that may kill or transform him. We witness a war between rival publishing houses that will change Ambergris forever. And we're introduced to the gray caps, a marginalized people armed with advanced fungal technologies, who've been waiting underground for their chance to mould the future of the city. Shriek: An Afterword by the Nebula Award winning author Jeff VanderMeer is an epic yet personal look at life, love and death in the vividly imagined city of Ambergris. And, through this tumultuous story of the family Shriek, the author shows his genius at capturing and displaying the bizarre. 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.

Steampunk, the retro-futuristic cultural movement, has become a substantial and permanent genre in the worlds of fantasy and science fiction. A large part of its appeal is that, at its core, Steampunk is about doing it yourself: building on the past while also innovating and creating something original. VanderMeer's latest book offers practical and inspirational guidance for readers to find their individual path into this realm. Including sections on art, fashion, architecture, crafts, music, performance, and storytelling, The Steampunk User's Manual provides a conceptual how-to guide that motivates and awes both the armchair enthusiast and the committed creator. Examples range from the utterly doable to the completely over-the-top, encouraging participation and imagination at all levels.