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"Det var länge sedan jag blev så uppslukad och tagen av en berättelse som jag blev av Avgrund. Definitivt en av årets bästa." - C.R.M NilssonDen hyllade och prisbelönade eko-thrillern Avgrund är ett fenomen. Nu på svenska för första gången, i översättning av Jan Risheden, och snart som storfilmen Annihilation med Natalie Portman och Oscar Isaacs i rollerna, regisserad av Alex Garland (Ex Machina). Område X har varit avskuret från resten av kontinenten i årtionden. Naturen har återerövrat de sista resterna av mänsklig civilisation. Den första expeditionen återvände med rapporter om ett vackert Edenlikt landskap. Den andra expeditionen slutade med massjälvmord. Den tredje expeditionen gick under i ett regn av kulor när dess deltagare vände sig mot varandra. Deltagarna i den elfte expeditionen återvände som skuggor av sina forna jag. Inom veckor var alla döda i cancer. I Avgrund följer vi den tolfte expeditionen. Gruppen består av fyra kvinnor: en antropolog, en lantmätare, en psykolog - den faktiska ledaren - och vår berättare, en biolog. Deras uppdrag är att kartlägga landskapet, att anteckna observationer av sin omgivning, av varandra, och över allt annat, att undvika att själva bli smittade av Område X. Expeditionen anländer redo för det oväntade, och Område X lever upp till sitt rykte. Deltagarna upptäcker en enorm topografisk anomali och livsformer bortom all förståelse. Det är dock hemligheterna som de fört med sig över gränsen som till slut ska förändra allt. Vinnare av Nebulapriset 2014 »Du kommer på dig själv med att bli rädd för att vända blad« The Guardian »Inte bara spännande utan även drabbande.« The New York Times »Avgrund lockar in dig med ett intressant mysterium och fyller dig sedan med en otrolig, delikat fruktan.« Io9 »De bästa delarna vänder dig ut och in.« The Washington Post»En bok att sluka, att dyka in i och att inte komma upp till ytan förrän efter sista sidan.« NPR
Ambergrisin kaupungin hämärä menneisyys, kummalliset taiteilijat, oudot eliömuodot ja mielipuoliset visiot luovat todellisuuden, jossa lukija ei voi olla varma, mikä on totta ja mikä ei. Pyhimysten ja mielipuolten kaupunki on moderni klassikko ja uuskumman kirjallisuuden kulmakivi. Kirjailija Jeff VanderMeer leikittelee tekstin lajeilla ja kutsuukin teostaan mosaiikkiromaaniksi. Teoksesta on julkaistu vuosien varrella useita versioita, jotka sisältävät erilaisia kokoonpanoja Ambergrisin tarinoista. VanderMeer on palannut aiheeseen myöhemmin romaaneissaan Shrieck ja Finch.Pyhimysten ja mielipuolten kaupunki on aiemmin voittanut Tähtifantasia-palkinnon vuonna 2007. Osuuskumman julkaisemaan täydennettyyn laitokseen on lisätty kertomukset "Rakastunut Dradin" ja "Kuningaskalmari". Johanna Vainikaisen aistivoimainen suomennos saa teoksen hehkumaan.
Dungeons & Dragons Essentials Kit (D&d Boxed Set)
Jeff VanderMeer; Robert E. Howard; Dragons
Wizards of the Coast
2024
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Everything you need to create characters and play the new adventures in this introduction to the world's greatest roleplaying game. Designed for 2-6 players. "The Dungeons & Dragons Essentials Kit is the perfect introduction to the legendary role-playing game."--Forbes "Truly excellent."--Paste Take your first step into the world of Dungeons & Dragons, or get a more expansive D&D experience after playing the Starter Set.Play with groups as small as two players (one Dungeon Master & one adventurer) for the first time in D&D fifth edition with the introduction of "sidekicks."Battle and plunder your way through Phandalin in the all new D&D adventure, Dragon of Icespire Peak.Experience the thrill of being a Dungeon Master behind a four-panel DM screen with at-a-glance game rules for quick and easy reference. Components: (1) rulebook, (1) Dragon of Icespire Peak introductory adventure, (6) blank character sheets, (11 ) dice, (1) 33" 8.5" Dungeon Master's screen, (81) cards for magic items, sidekicks and more, (1) 21" x 15" double-sided poster map for use with the adventure.
A prestigious new anthology series, Best American Fantasy is guest edited by Ann & Jeff VanderMeer, with Matthew Cheney serving as the series editor. This inaugural volume showcases the best North American fantasy short fiction from the preceding year.
From Lovecraft to Borges to Gaiman, a century of intrepid literary experimentation has created a corpus of dark and strange stories that transcend all known genre boundaries. Together these stories form The Weird and amongst its practitioners number some of the greatest names in twentieth and twenty-first century literature. Exotic and esoteric, Weird plunges you into dark domains and brings you face to face with surreal monstrosities; you won't find any elves or wizards here... but you will find the boldest and downright most peculiar stories from the last hundred years bound together in the biggest Weird collection ever assembled. Weird features an all star cast of authors, from classics to international bestsellers to Booker prize winners. Here are Ben Okri and George R.R. Martin, Angela Carter and Kelly Link, Franz Kafka and China Miéville, Clive Barker and Haruki Murakami, M.R. James and Neil Gaiman, Mervyn Peake and Michael Chabon.
The Thackery T. Lambshead Cabinet of Curiosities
Ann VanderMeer; Jeff VanderMeer
Harper Voyager
2012
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The death of Dr. Thackery T. Lambshead in 2003 at his house in Wimpering-on-the-Brook, England, revealed an astonishing discovery: the remains of a remarkable cabinet of curiosities. Many of these artifacts, curios, and wonders related to anecdotes and stories in the doctor's personal journals. Others, when shown to the doctor's friends, elicited further stories. Thus, in keeping with the bold spirit exemplified by Dr. Lambshead and his exploits, we are now proud to present highlights from the doctor's cabinet, reconstructed not only through visual representations but also through exciting stories of intrigue and adventure by a carefully selected group of popular artists and acclaimed, bestselling fantasy authors.
The Time Traveler's Almanac: A Time Travel Anthology
Ann VanderMeer; Jeff VanderMeer
Tordotcom
2014
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The Time Traveler's Almanac is the largest and most definitive collection of time travel stories ever assembled. Gathered into one volume by intrepid chrononauts and world-renowned anthologists Ann and Jeff VanderMeer, this book compiles more than a century's worth of literary travels into the past and the future that will serve to reacquaint readers with beloved classics of the time travel genre and introduce them to thrilling contemporary innovations. This marvelous volume includes nearly seventy journeys through time from authors such as Douglas Adams, Isaac Asimov, Ray Bradbury, William Gibson, Ursula K. Le Guin, George R. R. Martin, Michael Moorcock, H. G. Wells, and Connie Willis, as well as helpful non-fiction articles original to this volume (such as Charles Yu's "Top Ten Tips For Time Travelers"). In fact, this book is like a time machine of its very own, covering millions of years of Earth's history from the age of the dinosaurs through to strange and fascinating futures, spanning the ages from the beginning of time to its very end. The Time Traveler's Almanac is the ultimate anthology for the time traveler in your life.
An allegory inspired by the grisly neo-fascist campaigns of its day, The Twenty Days of Turin has enjoyed a cult following in Italy for forty years. Now, in a fretful new age of "lone-wolf" terrorism fuelled by social media, we find uncanny resonances in Giorgio De Maria’s vision of mass fear: a mute, palpitating dread that seeps into every moment of daily existence. With its stunning anticipation of the Internet—and the apocalyptic repercussions of oversharing—this bleak, prescient story is more disturbingly pertinent than ever. Brilliantly translated into English for the first time by Ramon Glazov, The Twenty Days of Turin establishes De Maria’s place among the literary ranks of Italo Calvino and beside classic horror masters. Hauntingly imaginative, with viscerally chilling prose, the novel is an eerily clairvoyant magnum opus.
To the west: trees. To the east: a mall. North: fast food. South: darkness. And at the center is The Building, an office building wherein several factions vie for dominance. Inside, the walls are infiltrated with vines, a mischief of mice learn to speak English, and something eerie happens once a month on the fifth floor. In Secret Life, Theo Ellsworth uses a deep-layered style to interpret Nebula Award winning author Jeff VanderMeer s short story. What emerges is a mind-bending narrative that defamiliarizes the mundanity of office work and makes the arcane rituals of The Building home. When his manager borrows his pen for a presentation, a man is driven to unspeakable acts as he questions the role the pen has played in his workplace success. The despised denizens of the second floor develop their own tongue, incomprehensible to everyone else in The Building. A woman plants a seed of insurgency that quickly permeates every corner of the building with its sweet, nostalgic perfume. With deft insight, Secret Life observes the sinister individualism of bureaucratic settings in contrast with an unconcerned natural world. As the narrative progresses, you may begin to suspect that the world Ellsworth has brought to life with hypnotic visuals is not so secret after all; in fact, it s uncannily similar to our own.