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ⓘ About Jeff VanderMeer
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.
All Book Series by Jeff VanderMeer
The Hoegbotton Guide to the Early History of Ambergris By Duncan Shriek
Book 3 of 11 · published 1999
The Surgeon's Tale and Other Stories
Book 6 of 9 · published 2007 Co-authored · Cat Rambo
The Steampunk Bible: An Illustrated Guide to the World of Imaginary Airships, Corsets and Goggles, Mad Scientists, and Strange Literature
Book 8 of 9 · published 2011 Co-authored · S.J. Chambers
Monstrous Creatures: Explorations of Fantasy Through Essays, Articles and Reviews
Latest in the series · book 9 of 9 · published 2011
The Kosher Guide to Imaginary Animals
Series opener · book 1 of 3 · published 2010 Co-authored · Ann VanderMeer
Wonderbook: The Illustrated Guide to Creating Imaginative Fiction
Book 2 of 3 · published 2013
The Steampunk User's Manual
Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2014 Co-authored · S.J. Chambers
Flesh and Blood
Book 7 of 13 · published 2007 Anthology · Robert Greenberger,Michael Jan Friedman
If It Bleeds
Book 11 of 13 · published 2017 Anthology · Jonathan Maberry,Jeremy Robinson,Kevin J. Anderson,Bryan Thomas Schmidt,Tim Lebbon,Andrew Mayne,Steve Perry,Mira Grant,Larry Correia,Dayton Ward
Hunters and Hunted Official Movie Prequel
Book 12 of 13 · published 2018 Anthology · James A. Moore
Stalking Shadows
Latest in the series · book 13 of 13 · published 2020 Anthology · James A. Moore,Mark Morris
The Surgeon's Tale and Other Stories
Series opener · book 1 of 5 · published 2007 Co-authored · Cat Rambo
Eyes Like Sky and Coal and Moonlight
Book 2 of 5 · published 2009 Anthology · Cat Rambo
Neither Here Nor There
Latest in the series · book 5 of 5 · published 2016 Anthology · Cat Rambo
The Fall of Reach
Series opener · book 1 of 17 · published 2001 Anthology · Eric Nylund
Evolutions: Essential Tales of the Halo Universe
Book 3 of 17 · published 2009 Co-authored · Fred Van Lente,Tobias Buckell,Karen Traviss,Eric Nylund,B.K. Evenson,Tessa Kum
Fractures
Book 9 of 17 · published 2016 Anthology · Christie Golden,Brian Reed,Tobias Buckell,John Jackson Miller,James Swallow,Kelly Gay,Matt Forbeck,Troy Denning,Joseph Staten,Andrew Ceroni,Kevin Grace,Morgan Lockhart,Frank O'Connor
Fireteam Noble
Latest in the series · book 17 of 17 · published 2027 Anthology · Troy Denning
The Thackery T. Lambshead Pocket Guide to Eccentric & Discredited Diseases
Book 7 of 46 · published 2003
Songs of the Dying Earth: Stories in Honour of Jack Vance
Book 22 of 46 · published 2009
The Weird: A Compendium of Strange and Dark Stories
Book 25 of 46 · published 2010
The Thackery T. Lambshead Cabinet of Curiosities
Book 27 of 46 · published 2011
Mixed Up: Cocktail Recipes (and Flash Fiction) for the Discerning Drinker
Book 41 of 46 · published 2017
Grimdark Magazine, Issue #34
Latest in the series · book 46 of 46 · published 2023
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Jeff VanderMeer?
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.
Which Jeff VanderMeer series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Ambergris series, the earliest of Jeff VanderMeer's multi-book series: it opens with City of Saints and Madmen (2001) and runs to 3 books across 2001–2009, ending with Finch (2009). Jeff VanderMeer's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Jeff VanderMeer written?
Jeff VanderMeer has 124 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1987 and 2027. 51 of them belong to 8 named series — the largest being the Southern Reach series with 5 books — and 73 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Jeff VanderMeer's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Jeff VanderMeer's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Ambergris (2001–2009, 3 books), Cat Rambo Collections (2007–2016, 5 books) and Southern Reach (2014–2027, 5 books), plus 3 more.
How are Jeff VanderMeer's books organised into series?
This guide splits Jeff VanderMeer's 124 books into 8 named series and 73 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Southern Reach (5 books, 2014–2027); Cat Rambo Collections (5 books, 2007–2016); The Time Traveller's Almanac (4 books, 2014); Ambergris (3 books, 2001–2009); Borne (3 books, 2017–2019), plus 3 further series.