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Veniss Underground

Author	: Jeff VanderMeer
Publisher	: Pan Macmillan
Release Date	: 2014-05-08
ISBN 10	: 9781447265306
Pages	: 239 pages
Rating	: 4.4/5 (653 users)

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Download or read book Veniss Underground written by Jeff VanderMeer and published by Pan Macmillan. This book was released on 2014-05-08 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Cityscapes of the Future

Author	:
Publisher	: BRILL
Release Date	: 2018-02-27
ISBN 10	: 9789004361317
Pages	: 232 pages
Rating	: 4.0/5 (613 users)

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Download or read book Cityscapes of the Future written by and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2018-02-27 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cityscapes of the Future: Urban Spaces in Science Fiction examines the central role played by urban spaces in science fictional narratives in diverse media from the literary to the ludic to cinematic.

Veniss Underground

Author	: Jeff VanderMeer
Publisher	: Picador
Release Date	: 2023-04-11
ISBN 10	: 9781250860965
Pages	: 200 pages
Rating	: 4.5/5 (69 users)

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Download or read book Veniss Underground written by Jeff VanderMeer and published by Picador. This book was released on 2023-04-11 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the New York Times bestselling author of Annihilation, Jeff VanderMeer’s first novel, Veniss Underground, takes readers on a journey to a labyrinthine city of tunnels, and the dangers lurking behind each turn. This paperback edition features the bonus novella “Balzac’s War.” In a dark and decadent far future, the city of Veniss persists beside a dead ocean. Earth has become a desert wasteland ravaged by climate change. Veniss endures on the strength of its innovative tech of almost Boschian intensity, but at what cost? Where does the line between “made creature” and “person” lie? Against this backdrop, Veniss Underground spins the tale of Nicholas, an aspiring, struggling Artist; his twin sister, Nicola; and Shadrach, Nicola’s former lover. A fateful trip by Nicholas to the maverick biotech Quin will have far-reaching consequences for all three—and for the fate of Veniss itself, as insurrection stirs and the oppressed begin to revolt. Veniss Underground is Jeff VanderMeer’s first novel, a spectacular surreal foray into a world as influenced by Alejandro Jodorowsky as by Ursula K. Le Guin. Readers of VanderMeer’s later work will be enchanted and horrified by the marvels within, including the author’s signature fascination with the nonhuman and the environment. By turns beautiful and powerful, Veniss Underground explores the limits of love, memory, and obsession against a backdrop of betrayal and biological mutation. This reissue includes a new introduction by the National Book Award–winning author Charles Yu and a bonus story from Jeff VanderMeer.

World Cities, City Worlds

Author	: William Solesbury
Publisher	: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Release Date	: 2018-12-17
ISBN 10	: 9781527523630
Pages	: 295 pages
Rating	: 4.2/5 (236 users)

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Download or read book World Cities, City Worlds written by William Solesbury and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2018-12-17 with total page 295 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When living and working in cities, we need to make sense of them in order to get by. We must delve below their surface to understand what makes them tick and how we can best engage with them. This book argues that three tropes can help us: namely, metaphors, icons and perspectives. Metaphorically, we can see the city as a community, a battleground, a marketplace, a machine or an organism. Some cities are iconic; they present us with characteristics that are more generally true of cities and city life, such as Venice, Mumbai, New York, Tokyo, Paris and Los Angeles. Cities can also be viewed from different perspectives: those of artists, analysts, rulers and citizens. This book explores these ways of understanding cities, drawing on rich accounts of cities across the world and through time.

Wonderbook

Author	: Jeff VanderMeer
Publisher	: Abrams
Release Date	: 2018-07-03
ISBN 10	: 9781613124635
Pages	: 868 pages
Rating	: 4.1/5 (246 users)

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Download or read book Wonderbook written by Jeff VanderMeer and published by Abrams. This book was released on 2018-07-03 with total page 868 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wonderbook has become the definitive guide to writing science fiction and fantasy by offering an accessible, example-rich approach that emphasizes the importance of playfulness as well as pragmatism. It also exploits the visual nature of genre culture and employs bold, full-color drawings, maps, renderings, and visualizations to stimulate creative thinking. On top of all that, the book features sidebars and essays from some of the biggest names working in the field today, including George R. R. Martin, Lev Grossman, Neil Gaiman, Michael Moorcock, and Karen Joy Fowler. For the fifth anniversary of the original publication, Jeff VanderMeer has added an additional 50 pages of diagrams, illustrations, and writing exercises creating the ultimate volume of inspiring advice that is also a stunning and inspiring object.

Narrative Space and Time

Author	: Elana Gomel
Publisher	: Routledge
Release Date	: 2014-02-18
ISBN 10	: 9781134519637
Pages	: 226 pages
Rating	: 4.3/5 (196 users)

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Download or read book Narrative Space and Time written by Elana Gomel and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-02-18 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Space is a central topic in cultural and narrative theory today, although in most cases theory assumes Newtonian absolute space. However, the idea of a universal homogeneous space is now obsolete. Black holes, multiple dimensions, quantum entanglement, and spatio-temporal distortions of relativity have passed into culture at large. This book examines whether narrative can be used to represent these "impossible" spaces. Impossible topologies abound in ancient mythologies, from the Australian Aborigines’ "dream-time" to the multiple-layer universe of the Sumerians. More recently, from Alice’s adventures in Wonderland to contemporary science fiction’s obsession with black holes and quantum paradoxes, counter-intuitive spaces are a prominent feature of modern and postmodern narrative. With the rise and popularization of science fiction, the inventiveness and variety of impossible narrative spaces explodes. The author analyses the narrative techniques used to represent such spaces alongside their cultural significance. Each chapter connects narrative deformation of space with historical problematic of time, and demonstrates the cognitive and perceptual primacy of narrative in representing, imagining and apprehending new forms of space and time. This book offers a comprehensive analysis of the connection between narratology, cultural theory, science fiction, and studies of place.

6 Sick Hipsters

Author	: Rayo Casablanca
Publisher	: Kensington Books
Release Date	: 2014-11-19
ISBN 10	: 9781496703040
Pages	: 288 pages
Rating	: 4.9/5 (3 users)

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Download or read book 6 Sick Hipsters written by Rayo Casablanca and published by Kensington Books. This book was released on 2014-11-19 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A serial killer is scouring Brooklyn, and a team of hipster friends plan to stop him in this darkly humorous tale for fans of Bret Easton Ellis. Williamsburg, Brooklyn, is the center of the hipster universe, and the members of the Whole Sick Crew are its shining stars. The gang includes Wolfgang, a heavy metal musician and high school guidance counselor who supplies coke to his charges; Rad, a doctor obsessed with obscure new wave songs who has a bad habit of cutting himself when he's stressed; Beth Ann, the neighborhood's queen knitter who's slowly going blind and Harrison, a museum curator moonlighting as a writer of highly prized porn. Collectively, they're the arbiters of taste for every vinyl-loving, Gap-spurning, thrift store regular in town. But lately someone has been laying waste to Brooklyn's uber-hipsters, dispatching them in gruesome fashion. The cops are dragging their heels, but the Whole Sick Crew knows that a serial killer dubbed Doctor Jeep is responsible. They have a plan to stop him and it's about to go spectacularly awry. Before the week is over, they'll be up to their skinny-jeaned waists in mayhem, manipulation, contract killers, raw sewage, and murderous monkeys. Something is rotten in the state of Billyburg, and the last hipsters standing will discover just how rotten it really is.... “Thoroughly amusing and utterly demented.”—Owen King, New York Times–bestselling author of We’re All In This Together “A wild, poignant, twisted, bitterly fun page turner.”—Jason Starr, author of Cold Caller

Brave New Words

Author	: Jeff Prucher
Publisher	: Oxford University Press
Release Date	: 2007-05-07
ISBN 10	: 9780199885527
Pages	: 384 pages
Rating	: 4.9/5 (855 users)

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Download or read book Brave New Words written by Jeff Prucher and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2007-05-07 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of a 2008 Hugo Award, this new paperback takes readers on spectacular tour of the language created by science fiction. From "Stargate" to "Force Field," this dictionary opens a fascinating window into an entire genre, through the words invented by science fiction's most talented writers, critics, and fans. Each entry includes numerous citations of the word's usage, from the earliest known appearance forward. Drawn not only from science fiction novels and stories, citations also come from fanzines, screenplays, comics, songs, and the Internet.

Brave new words

Author	: Jeff Prucher
Publisher	:
Release Date	:
ISBN 10	: 9780195305678
Pages	: 376 pages
Rating	: 4.9/5 (56 users)

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Download or read book Brave new words written by Jeff Prucher and published by . This book was released on with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Yours to Tell

Author	: Steve Rasnic Tem
Publisher	: Crossroad Press
Release Date	: 2022-02-19
ISBN 10	:
Pages	: pages
Rating	: 4./5 ( users)

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Download or read book Yours to Tell written by Steve Rasnic Tem and published by Crossroad Press. This book was released on 2022-02-19 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Steve Rasnic Tem and Melanie Tem are no strangers to the writing business. Between the two of them, they have published more than 600 short stories, 20 novels, and 10 short story collections. Not to mention numerous articles, essays, poems, and plays. They’ve won the World Fantasy Award, British Fantasy Award, and Bram Stoker Award. In this book they go over everything from the mechanics of writing, to how to find the time to write, to dealing with all the paper writers tend to collect. They discuss plot, point of view, setting, characterization, and more, all in an informal tone that invites you to become part of their conversation. Learn how to find your stories because they are Yours to Tell.

Horror Literature through History: An Encyclopedia of the Stories that Speak to Our Deepest Fears [2 volumes]

Author	: Matt Cardin
Publisher	: ABC-CLIO
Release Date	: 2017-09-21
ISBN 10	: 9781440842023
Pages	: 967 pages
Rating	: 4.4/5 (42 users)

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Download or read book Horror Literature through History: An Encyclopedia of the Stories that Speak to Our Deepest Fears [2 volumes] written by Matt Cardin and published by ABC-CLIO. This book was released on 2017-09-21 with total page 967 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This two-volume set offers comprehensive coverage of horror literature that spans its deep history, dominant themes, significant works, and major authors, such as Stephen King, Edgar Allan Poe, and Anne Rice, as well as lesser-known horror writers. • Describes horror literature during different periods, thus helping readers understand the roots of modern horror literature, how works of horror have engaged social issues, and how horror has evolved over time • Connects horror literature to popular culture through sidebars on film adaptations, television shows, video games, and other nonliterary, popular culture topics • Includes excerpts from selected literary works that exemplify topics discussed in the entries that support English language arts standards by enabling students to read these excerpts critically in light of the entries • Prompts students to consider the nature of horror as a genre, the relationship of horror literature and social issues, and how horror literature intersects with mainstream supernatural concerns, such as religion

The Routledge Concise History of Science Fiction

Author	: Mark Bould
Publisher	: Routledge
Release Date	: 2011-02-23
ISBN 10	: 9781136820410
Pages	: 265 pages
Rating	: 4.3/5 (24 users)

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Download or read book The Routledge Concise History of Science Fiction written by Mark Bould and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2011-02-23 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The term ‘science fiction’ has an established common usage, but close examination reveals that writers, fans, editors, scholars, and publishers often use this word in different ways for different reasons. Exploring how science fiction has emerged through competing versions and the struggle to define its limits, this Concise History: provides an accessible and clear overview of the development of the genre traces the separation of sf from a broader fantastic literature and the simultaneous formation of neighbouring genres, such as fantasy and horror shows the relationship between magazine and paperback traditions in sf publishing is organised by theme and presented chronologically uses text boxes throughout to highlight key works in sf traditions including dystopian, apocalyptic and evolutionary fiction includes a short overview and bullet-pointed conclusion for each chapter. Discussing the place of key works and looking forward to the future of the genre, this book is the ideal starting point both for students and all those seeking a better understanding of science fiction.

Booklife - Digital Strategies and Survival Tips for the 21st Century Writer

Author	: Jeff VanderMeer
Publisher	: A&C Black
Release Date	: 2010-07-29
ISBN 10	: 9781408198407
Pages	: 336 pages
Rating	: 4.0/5 (984 users)

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Download or read book Booklife - Digital Strategies and Survival Tips for the 21st Century Writer written by Jeff VanderMeer and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2010-07-29 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Helps writers traverse the often difficult journey from first draft to finished product." Publishers Weekly "One of the things that sets VanderMeer apart is his embrace of technology and media" Wired.com The world has changed, and with it the writing life. In addition to crafting a novel or non-fiction work, writers must now consider a slew of "new media" promotion opportunities: blogs, social networks, mini-feeds, and podcasts, to name just a few. Booklife will provide you with the strategic and tactical intel to develop your writing career and thrive in this new environment. It explores questions such as How can authors use social media and the internet? How does the new online paradigm affect authors, readers, and the book industry? Tips of the trade culled from 25 years of experience as a writer, reviewer, editor, publisher, agent, and blogger are shared. Booklife also includes the feature 'How to Write a Novel in Two Months'. Whether you're a beginning, intermediate, or advanced writer, self-published, published in the independent press, or by large commercial conglomerates, this book will be of value to you and help you achieve your writing goals.

Dead Astronauts

Author	: Jeff VanderMeer
Publisher	: MCD
Release Date	: 2019-12-03
ISBN 10	: 9780374720704
Pages	: 352 pages
Rating	: 4.7/5 (27 users)

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Download or read book Dead Astronauts written by Jeff VanderMeer and published by MCD. This book was released on 2019-12-03 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A 2020 LOCUS AWARD FINALIST Jeff VanderMeer's Dead Astronauts presents a City with no name of its own where, in the shadow of the all-powerful Company, lives human and otherwise converge in terrifying and miraculous ways. At stake: the fate of the future, the fate of Earth—all the Earths. A messianic blue fox who slips through warrens of time and space on a mysterious mission. A homeless woman haunted by a demon who finds the key to all things in a strange journal. A giant leviathan of a fish, centuries old, who hides a secret, remembering a past that may not be its own. Three ragtag rebels waging an endless war for the fate of the world against an all-powerful corporation. A raving madman who wanders the desert lost in the past, haunted by his own creation: an invisible monster whose name he has forgotten and whose purpose remains hidden.

Eidolon

Author	: Jonathan Strahan
Publisher	: Wildside Press LLC
Release Date	: 2006-09-05
ISBN 10	: 9780809562343
Pages	: 298 pages
Rating	: 4.0/5 (623 users)

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Download or read book Eidolon written by Jonathan Strahan and published by Wildside Press LLC. This book was released on 2006-09-05 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eidolon, the first in a new series of original genre fiction anthologies, includes new stories by Tim Pratt, Hal Duncan, Holly Phillips, Margo Lanagan, Jeff VanderMeer, Elizabeth Bear, and more.

Criticism of Religion

Author	: Roland Boer
Publisher	: BRILL
Release Date	: 2009
ISBN 10	: 9789004176461
Pages	: 309 pages
Rating	: 4.0/5 (764 users)

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Download or read book Criticism of Religion written by Roland Boer and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2009 with total page 309 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Criticism of Religion offers a spirited critical commentary on the engagements with religion and theology by a range of leading Marxist philosophers and critics: Lucien Goldmann, Fredric Jameson, Rosa Luxemburg, Karl Kautsky, Julia Kristeva, Alain Badiou, Giorgio Agamben, Georg Lukács, and Raymond Williams. Apart from offering sustained critique, the aim is to gather key insights from these critics in order to develop a comprehensive theory of religion. The book follows on the heels of the acclaimed Criticism of Heaven, being the second volume of a five volume series called Criticism of Heaven and Earth.

Finch

Author	: Jeff VanderMeer
Publisher	: Underland Press
Release Date	: 2009
ISBN 10	: 9780980226010
Pages	: 352 pages
Rating	: 4.8/5 (26 users)

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Download or read book Finch written by Jeff VanderMeer and published by Underland Press. This book was released on 2009 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a world where mysterious underground dwellers rule the state of Ambergris and control its residents with addictive drugs, internment camps and random acts of terror, John Finch and his partner, Wyte, must solve a double murder for their oppressive masters, all while trying to make contact with the scattered rebel resistance.