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OverviewJanice Shriek, ex-society figure, narrates this tale with flamboyant intensity and under increasingly urgent conditions. We follow the adventures of her brother Duncan, an historian obsessed with a doomed love affair, and learn of a secret that may kill or transform him. We witness a war between rival publishing houses that will change Ambergris forever. And we're introduced to the gray caps, a marginalized people armed with advanced fungal technologies, who've been waiting underground for their chance to mould the future of the city. Shriek: An Afterword by the Nebula Award winning author Jeff VanderMeer is an epic yet personal look at life, love and death in the vividly imagined city of Ambergris. And, through this tumultuous story of the family Shriek, the author shows his genius at capturing and displaying the bizarre. Praised by China Miéville, The Times, Guardian and many others, this tale relates the scandalous, heart-breaking and horrifying secret history of two squabbling siblings and their confidantes, protectors, and enemies. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Jeff VanderMeerPublisher: Pan Macmillan Imprint: Pan Books Edition: New Edition Volume: 2 Dimensions: Width: 13.10cm , Height: 2.90cm , Length: 19.70cm Weight: 0.308kg ISBN: 9781509848140ISBN 10: 1509848142 Pages: 464 Publication Date: 25 January 2018 Recommended Age: From 18 years Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Table of ContentsReviewsUnsettling, erudite, dark, shot through with unexpected humour China Mieville Challenging, intelligent and downright fun Guardian There are touches of Borges and Nabokov as well as H. P. Lovecraft in this tale of changing fortunes and shifting relationships ... atmospheric The Times Five stars ... from an author who should be turning heads in the 'serious' literary world BBC Focus Magazine Unsettling, erudite, dark, shot through with unexpected humour China Mieville Challenging, intelligent and downright fun Guardian There are touches of Borges and Nabokov as well as H. P. Lovecraft in this tale of changing fortunes and shifting relationships ... atmospheric The Times Five stars ... from an author who should be turning heads in the 'serious' literary world BBC Focus Magazine Author InformationAuthor Website: @jeffvandermeerJeff VanderMeer is an award-winning novelist and editor. His fiction has been translated into twenty languages and has appeared in the Library of America's American Fantastic Tales and multiple year's best anthologies. He writes non-fiction for the Washington Post, the New York Times Book Review, the Los Angeles Times, and the Guardian, among others. His novels include the Ambergris series, and Annihilation. He grew up in the Fiji Islands and now lives in Tallahassee, Florida, with his wife. Tab Content 6Author Website: @jeffvandermeerCountries AvailableAll regions |