Jeff VanderMeer
16 July 1968
79 works in the book catalog catalog
Biography
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.
Most-read books
Annihilation
3.6 · 2014 · 397 want to read
Authority
3.3 · 2014 · 67 want to read
Acceptance
3.4 · 2014 · 50 want to read
Borne
3.5 · 2017 · 59 want to read
The Big Book of Science Fiction
3 · 2016 · 48 want to read
City of Saints and Madmen
3.3 · 2001 · 37 want to read
The Weird
4 · 2011 · 38 want to read
Area X
4.3 · 2014 · 35 want to read
The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year, Volume Three
4 · 2009 · 34 want to read
The Time Traveller's Almanac
4 · 2013 · 32 want to read
Other Worlds Than These
4.7 · 2012 · 29 want to read
Wonderbook: The Illustrated Guide to Creating Imaginative Fiction
4 · 2013 · 31 want to read
Hummingbird Salamander
2.7 · 2021 · 19 want to read
Sisters of the revolution
2015 · 19 want to read
Dead Astronauts
4 · 2019 · 14 want to read
Steampunk
3 · 2008 · 11 want to read
Steampunk II
2010 · 12 want to read
The New Weird
2008 · 12 want to read
A Peculiar Peril
5 · 2020 · 9 want to read
The Third Bear
4 · 2010 · 8 want to read
Finch
4 · 2009 · 8 want to read
The steampunk bible
2011 · 9 want to read
Thackery T. Lambshead Pocket Guide to Eccentric & Discredited Diseases
4 · 2003 · 8 want to read
Creatures: Thirty Years of Monsters
4 · 2011 · 8 want to read