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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
Strange Company
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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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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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