Jeff VanderMeer
Born 16 July 1968
From Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, United States · Nationality: United States · Writes fiction and nonfiction
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.
Quotes
“I could not move or speak for several minutes, frozen in the belief that the book itself had changed and was now writing me.”
City of Saints and Madmen “It looked like lively abstract art. Symbols in search of context.”
Finch, p. 74 “But the fact is I don’t care. I haven’t cared since I came here, and I will continue not to care until I leave. With as much of Ambergris smoldering behind me as I can manage.”
Finch, p. 122 “When they give you things, ask yourself why. When you’re grateful to them for giving you the things you should have anyway, ask yourself why.”
Finch
Quotes from Wikiquote (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Books by Jeff VanderMeer in order
Books by Jeff VanderMeer in the order they were published, from City of Saints and Madmen (2001) to Absolution (2024).
- 1City of Saints and Madmen
City of Saints and Madmen2001 - 2The Thackery T. Lambshead Pocket Guide to Eccentric & Discre
The Thackery T. Lambshead Pocket Guide to Eccentric & Discredited Diseases, 83rd Edition2003 - 3Veniss Underground
Veniss Underground2003 - 4Shriek
Shriek2006 - 5Best American Fantasy
Best American Fantasy2007 - 6Fast Ships Black Sails
Fast Ships Black Sails2008 - 7South China Sea
South China Sea2008 - 8Booklife
Booklife2009 - 9Finch
Finch2009 - 10The Third Bear
The Third Bear2010 - 11The Steampunk Bible
The Steampunk Bible2011 - 12The Time Traveller's Almanac
The Time Traveller's Almanac2013 - 13Wonderbook: The Illustrated Guide to Creating Imaginative Fi
Wonderbook: The Illustrated Guide to Creating Imaginative Fiction2013 - 14Acceptance
Acceptance2014 - 15Annihilation
Annihilation2014 - 16Area X: The Southern Reach Trilogy
Area X: The Southern Reach Trilogy2014 - 17Authority
Authority2014 - 18Borne
Borne2017 - 19The Strange Bird
The Strange Bird2017 - 20Dead Astronauts
Dead Astronauts2019 - 21A Peculiar Peril
A Peculiar Peril2020 - 22Ambergris
Ambergris2020 - 23Hummingbird Salamander
Hummingbird Salamander2021 - 24Absolution
Absolution2024