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The Weird by Jeff VanderMeer

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The Weird

A Compendium of Strange and Dark Stories

Jeff VanderMeer, Ann VanderMeer

Tor/Forge · Print & ebook · May 8, 2012

Reading lane: Fantasy Anthologies

From Lovecraft to Borges to Gaiman, a century of intrepid literary experimentation has created a corpus of dark and strange stories that transcend all known genre boundaries.

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Why This Clicks

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  • strange, dark story shapes
  • layered genre-bending across stories

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  • anthology pacing, not a single through-line
  • edgy, prestige-leaning atmosphere

Book Details

Authors
Jeff VanderMeer, Ann VanderMeer
Publisher
Tor/Forge
Published
May 8, 2012
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Fantasy Anthologies · Sci-Fi Short Stories
Reading lane
Fantasy Anthologies

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Publisher Categories

  • Fantasy Anthologies

  • Sci-Fi Short Stories

  • Short Stories (Single Author)

About This Book

From Lovecraft to Borges to Gaiman, a century of intrepid literary experimentation has created a corpus of dark and strange stories that transcend all known genre boundaries. Together these stories form The Weird , and its practitioners include some of the greatest names in twentieth and twenty-first century literature. Exotic and esoteric, The Weird plunges you into dark domains and brings you face to face with surreal monstrosities. You won't find any elves or wizards here...

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From Lovecraft to Borges to Gaiman, a century of intrepid literary experimentation has created a corpus of dark and strange stories that transcend all known genre boundaries. Together these stories form The Weird , and its practitioners include some of the greatest names in twentieth and twenty-first century literature. Exotic and esoteric, The Weird plunges you into dark domains and brings you face to face with surreal monstrosities. You won't find any elves or wizards here...but you will find the biggest, boldest, and downright most peculiar stories from the last hundred years bound together in the biggest Weird collection ever assembled. The Weird features 110 stories by an all-star cast, from literary legends to international bestsellers to Booker Prize winners: including William Gibson, George R. R. Martin, Stephen King, Angela Carter, Kelly Link, Franz Kafka, China Miéville, Clive Barker, Haruki Murakami, M. R. James, Neil Gaiman, Mervyn Peake, and Michael Chabon. The Weird is the winner of the 2012 World Fantasy Award for Best Anthology

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