Jeff VanderMeer Books In Order

Publication Order of Ambergris Books

Publication Order of Southern Reach Trilogy Books

Publication Order of Borne Books

Publication Order of Standalone Novels

Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas

Jeff VanderMeer is a renowned American Writer and New York best-selling novelist, teacher, publisher, and editor. Jeffrey is the recipient of the Physling Awards, Nebula Award, BFSA Award, World Fantasy Award and a finalist for the literary-awards Hugo Award. He is widely known for his contributions in the New Weird Stories and also his stories which were set in the city of Ambergris in novels such as City of Saints and Madmen. Jeffrey is also the author of the critically acclaimed Southern Reach trilogy a book series which began in the year 2014. Despite the fact that Jeff was born in Bellefonte, the established author spent many years, of his childhood, within the Islands of Fiji, where his parents used to serve with the Peace Corps. While returning to the United States, Jeff VanderMeer and his family passed through Africa, Asia, Europe, and Africa, thus, in turn, having an influence on him.

In the year 2003, VanderMeer got married to Ann Kennedy, who used to serve as an editor at the Small Buzz city press and the Silver Web Magazine. One of Jeff VanderMeer’s best-performing books is the City of Saints and Madmen, which is set in Jeff’s VanderMeer’s signature creation, the city of Ambergris and other best performing novels by the author, which were published by Pan Macmillan, Tor, and Bantman. VanderMeer’s work, including short stories and novels, have been translated into more than 20 languages. Discredited Diseases may be the author’s most famous anthology and is also considered to be a cult classic. VanderMeer is also the founding editor of Ministry of the Whimsy Press, One of the press’s publications The Troika, which was authored by Stephen Chapman, was a winner at the Philip K. Dick Awards.

The author’s essays and reviews have been featured in Publisher’s Weekly, Washington Post and lots of other publications. Jeff VanderMeer is also a frequent columnist forthe Amazon book culture blog. Furthermore, he has also judged at the Eisner Awards and has also been a guest speaker at numerous diverse events such as the Brisbane Writer’s Festival, American Library Association Yearly conference and Finncon in Helsinki. VanderMeer has also served in several other media such as the film which was based on his book Shriek which featured an original score soundtrack by The Church, a renowned Rockband and also a Play Station based Animation that was based on his creation, A New Face in Hell. Jeff VanderMeer also penned down a novel called Predator for Dark Horse ComicSs.

He has also worked on numerous anthologies, with most of them being a collaboration with his wife, who is also a recipient of the Weird Tales. The Weird Tales Anthologies are a collection of stories from the New Weird authors. In the year 2014, Giroux, Straus, and Farrar published a brand new series called, the Southern-Reach Trilogy. The first book in the novel was released in February 2014 while the second book in the series was released in May 2014. The final novel called The Acceptance was released in September 2014. The publishers and VanderMeer had agreed to release the story in a span of eight months. The overall response to the series was positive. Slate termed the novel as one of the most uncompromising and rewarding genre series. Critically acclaimed authors such as Stephen King termed the novel as creepy and fascinating.

Apart from writing and editing, VanderMeer, has also worked as a creative teaching writer. One of the major projects that he has worked on is Shared Worlds, which is a two-week annual program, which aims to instill creative writing in Children. Jeff VanderMeer has been a tutor at Cariton Workshop and also at the Trinity Prep school. Apart from being a tutor, VanderMeer has also penned down creative writing guides such as Wonder book, which was a winner at the BFSA Awards.

Best Jeff VanderMeer Novels

Annihilation is another excellent read by Jeff VanderMeer. The book begins with an entry into area X. Area X is a highly contaminated environment, that was abandoned by humans very many years ago. The government of Southern Reach that is responsible for Area X is responsible for organizing expeditions into the area. Annihilation is the story of the twelfth expedition that is comprised of anthropologist, biologist, surveyor, and psychologist. The biologist is the narrator of the novel. In many ways, Area X is a pristine wilderness, which has not been touched by humans for so many years. The author, through the biologist, lavishes the details of the landscape, thereby establishing the reader to a setting that is both uncanny and familiar. The blue sky, the trees, the wetlands, the high number of unidentified reptiles, the low moaning phenomenon which usually occurs in the morning and the fungal life.

The author’s description, of the environment, are exceedingly vivid and appropriate to not only the biologist but also in the process serving an unbalance and orient to the reader. The ever-shifting relationship of the characters contributes to the uneasiness of the reader. It soon becomes clear to the biologist that there is more to what meets the eye. The psychologist is the leader of the expedition. She appears to know more than what she was saying and is always armed with phrases, which provide her with influence over the others. In some cases, she even subverts their independence. The main focus of this storyline is the examination of two landmarks, the tower which is a strange inversion of the lighthouse and the lighthouse that appears on the map of the team and appears to have been used as the scene of an exceedingly vicious assault.

With that said, this novel is not only a masterpiece but also a wonderfully created novel, which constantly demands the reader’s attention. The author’s storytelling skills are phenomenal. He not only makes use of the setting but also the plotting and character to create a growing sense of fear in the reader and also need to control the source of the fear. Despite the fact that this is a 200-page turner, the story is bigger, complex and mysterious. There are numerous small things which get mentioned in the novel, thereby making one think, there is more to it. This is an exceedingly enjoyable read in a mind-bending way.

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