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Jeff VanderMeer

Author

Jeff VanderMeer

16 July 1968

Jeff VanderMeer is a writer and editor whose fiction merges elements of science fiction, fantasy, and the weird. His stories frequently examine the intricate connection between humanity and the natural world, uncovering strange and sometimes unsettling phenomena. He is widely recognized for the Southern Reach trilogy, which delves into the enigma of Area X, a cryptic and potentially extraterrestrial zone. Beyond this series, his novels such as Borne, Hummingbird Salamander, and Dead Astronauts depict futures shaped by biotechnology, environmental collapse, and the rise of unusual new lifeforms. VanderMeer has also co-edited several notable anthologies, including The New Weird, The Weird, and The Big Book of Science Fiction, often working alongside his wife, Ann VanderMeer.

Bibliography

Books

30 books

Other Worlds Than These cover

Other Worlds Than These

2012

John Joseph Adams, Lev Grossman, Stephen Baxter, Paul McAuley, Seanan McGuire, Michael Swanwick, Gregory Benford, William Alexander, Pat Cadigan, Joyce Carol Oates, John R. Fultz, Vandana Singh, Paul Melko, Kelly Link, Ian McDonald, Simon McCaffery, E. Catherine Tobler, Alastair Reynolds, Ursula K. Le Guin, Stephen King, David Barr Kirtley, Mercurio D. Rivera, Jeff VanderMeer, George R. R. Martin, Carrie Vaughn, Tim Pratt, Robert Reed, Catherynne M. Valente, Yoon Ha Lee, Orson Scott Card, Christie Yant, Robert Silverberg, Ross E. Lockhart

The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year, Volume Three cover

The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year, Volume Three

2009

Jonathan Strahan, Ted Chiang, Elizabeth Bear, Peter S. Beagle, Jeff VanderMeer, Paolo Bacigalupi, Ian McDonald, Holly Black, John Kessel, Paul McAuley, Garth Nix, Holly Phillips, Stephen Baxter, Stephen King, Robert Reed, Joan Aiken, Margo Lanagan, Ted Kosmatka, Kij Johnson, Rachel Swirsky, Greg Egan, Hannu Rajaniemi, Maureen F. McHugh, M. Rickert, M. Rickert, Richard Bowes, Ken Scholes, Kelly Link

Steampunk cover

Steampunk

2008

Ann VanderMeer, Jeff VanderMeer, Michael Moorcock, James Baylock, Ian R. MacLeod, Mary Gentle, Jay Lake, Joe R. Lansdale, Molly Brown, Ted Chiang, Michael Chabon, Paul Di Filippo, Rachel Pollack, Stepan Chapman, Neal Stephenson, Rick Klaw, Bill Baker