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- Legal Name: VanderMeer, Jeff
- Birthplace: Pennsylvania, USA
- Birthdate: 7 July 1968
- Wikipedia Entry: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_VanderMeer
- Webpage: http://www.jeffvandermeer.com/
- Interviews: A Conversation With Jeff VanderMeer , Hal Duncan Interviews Jeff VanderMeer , An Interview with Jeff VanderMeer , The Streets of Ambergris , An Interview with Jeff VanderMeer , Everyone's a Rebel: An Interview with Jeff VanderMeer , Interview: Jeff VanderMeer , Jeff VanderMeer: Precious Ambergris , Ann & Jeff VanderMeer: The Weird , A Candid Interview with Jeff Vandermeer
- ISFDB Record Number: 2934
- Biography: Bio:Jeff VanderMeer
- Bibliographic Comments: Author:Jeff VanderMeer
- Author Tags: new weird (4) , steampunk (4) , honorable mention dozois years best (3) , philip k dick award finalist (1) , to read 2002 (1) , best of year anthology (1) , to read 2003 (1) , bram stoker award for superior achievement in a first novel finalist (1) , 2009 Nebula Award Nominee (1) , nebula award for best novel finalist (1) , to read 2009 (1) , fantasy (1)
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- Ambergris
- The General Who Is Dead (1996) [SF]
- Dradin, In Love (1996) [SF]
- The Hoegbotton Guide to the Early History of Ambergris by Duncan Shriek (1999) [SF]
- City of Saints and Madmen (2001) [C]
- Shriek: An Afterword (excerpt) (2005) [SF]
- Shriek: An Afterword (2006)
- Finch (2009)
- Secret Lives
- The Secret Life of Librarian Bob Scheffel (2005) [SF]
- The Secret Life of Shane Hamill (2006) [SF]
- The Secret Paths of Rajan Khanna (2006) [SF]
- The Secret Life of Dave Driscoll (2006) [SF]
- The Secret Lives of Rick and Peggy (2006) [SF]
- The Secret Live of Maria McCune (2006) [SF]
- My Report on the Secret Life of Shane Hamill (2006) [SF]
- Secret Lives (2008) [C]
- Veniss
- The Sea, Mendeho, and Moonlight (1990) [SF]
- Detectives and Cadavers (1992) [SF]
- A Heart for Lucretia (1993) [SF]
- Balzac's War (1997) [SF]
- Quin's Shanghai Circus (1997) [SF]
- Veniss Underground (2003)
- Veniss Exposed (2003) [SF]
- Veniss Underground / Balzac's War (2004) [O]
- Veniss Underground (2005) [C]
- Jessible and the Metal Dragon (2006) [SF]
- Balzac's War (2011) [C]
- The Book of Frog (1989)
- The Book of Lost Places (1996)
- The Day Dali Died (2003)
- Secret Life (2004)
- The Third Bear (2010)
- The Compass of His Bones and Other Stories (2011)
- The Kosher Guide to Imaginary Animals (2011) with Ann VanderMeer
- Leviathan
- 1 Leviathan, Volume One: Into the Gray (1996) with Luke O'Grady
- 2 Leviathan 2 (1998) with Rose Secrest
- 3 Leviathan 3 (2002) with Forrest Aguirre
- Mapping the Beast: The Best of Leviathan (2007)
- Steampunk
- 1 Steampunk (2008) with Ann VanderMeer
- 2 Steampunk II: Steampunk Reloaded (2010) with Ann VanderMeer
- Best American Fantasy
- 1 Best American Fantasy (2007) with Ann VanderMeer
- 2 Best American Fantasy 2 (2008) with Ann VanderMeer
- Album Zutique #1 (2003)
- The Thackery T. Lambshead Pocket Guide to Eccentric & Discredited Diseases (2003) with Mark Roberts
- The Surgeon's Tale and Other Stories (2007) with Cat Rambo
- The New Weird (2008) with Ann VanderMeer
- Fast Ships, Black Sails (2008) with Ann VanderMeer
- Last Drink Bird Head: Flash Fiction for Charity (2009) with Ann VanderMeer
- The Thackery T. Lambshead Cabinet of Curiosities: Exhibits, Oddities, Images, and Stories from Top Authors and Artists (2011) with Ann VanderMeer
- ODD? (2011) with Ann VanderMeer
- The Weird: A Compendium of Strange and Dark Stories (2012) with Ann VanderMeer
- Dradin, In Love (1996)
- The Hoegbotton Guide to the Early History of Ambergris by Duncan Shriek (1999)
- The Exchange by Nicholas Sporlender, illustrated by Louis Verden (2001)
- The Situation (2008)
- Errata (2010)
- The Three Quests of the Wizard Sarnod (2010)
- Why Should I Cut Your Throat? Excursions in the World of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror (2004)
- Booklife: Strategies and Survival Tips for the 21st-Century Writer (2009)
- The Kosher Guide to Imaginary Animals: The Evil Monkey Dialogues (2010) with Ann VanderMeer
- The Infernal Desire Machines of Angela Carter (2011)
- Monstrous Creatures: Explorations of Fantasy through Essays, Articles and Reviews (2011)
- The Steampunk Bible: An Illustrated Guide to the World of Imaginary Airships, Corsets and Goggles, Mad Scientists, and Strange Literature (2011)
- London Burning (1996)
- Halo
- The Mona Lisa (2009) with Tessa Kum
- The Mare Tenebrosum (1988)
- The Color of Chance Is Green (1989)
- So the Dead Walk Slowly (1989)
- The Ministry of Butterflies (1990)
- Requiem for the Machine (1990)
- A Social Gathering (1990)
- Disintegration (1990)
- Henry Dreams of Angkor Wat (1991)
- Welcome to the Masque (1991)
- The Songs a Dead Whale Sings (1991)
- Flesh (1991)
- Bullets and Airplanes (1991)
- Ex Post Facto (1992)
- Confessions (1992)
- Greensleeves (1992)
- Mahout (1992)
- The Emperor's Reply (1993)
- Falling into the Arms of Death He Found a Beautiful Place (1993)
- The Flower Vendor (1993)
- La Siesta del Muerte (1993)
- London Burning (1994)
- Ghost in the Machine (1995)
- The Bone-Carver's Tale (1995)
- At the Crossroads, Burying the Dog (1995)
- David Pangborn Takes a Walk (1996)
- Black Duke Blues (1996)
- A Report on the Living Dead (A Memoir of the Last Days) (1996)
- Learning to Leave the Flesh (1996)
- Afterwards, Drowning (1996)
- Afterwards, Burying the Dog (1997)
- Exhibit H: Torn Pages Discovered in the Vest Pocket of an Unidentified Tourist (1998)
- The Transformation of Martin Lake (1999)
- The Strange Case of X (1999)
- Dead Times—1961 (1999)
- Experiment #25 from the Book of Winter: The Croc and You (1999)
- Ghost Dancing with Manco Tupac (2000)
- The County Fair (2001)
- The Exchange by Nicholas Sporlender, illustrated by Louis Verden (2001)
- The Mansions of the Moon (A Cautionary Tale) (2001)
- Mansions of the Moon (2001)
- A Few Notes Upon Finding a Green Alien Baby Figurine in a Specimen Trap at Longitude _, Latitude _ Antarctica: Dr. Larry Gilchrist, Ph.D. (2002)
- The Machine (2002)
- The Release of Belacqua (2002)
- The Ambergris Glossary (2002)
- The Hoegbotton Family History (2002)
- The Man Who Had No Eyes (encrypted) (2002)
- A Note from Dr. V to Dr. Simpkin (2002)
- A Letter from Dr. V to Dr. Simpkin (2002)
- In the Hours After Death (2002)
- X's Notes (2002)
- The Cage (2002)
- King Squid (2002)
- An Enthusiastic Foreword by the Editors (2003) with Mark Roberts
- Tian Shan-Gobi Assimilation (2003)
- The Strange Case of the Lovecraft Cafe (2004) with D. F. Lewis and M. F. Korn
- Shark God Versus Octopus God (2004)
- How Benjobi Song Came to Rule Iphagenia (2004)
- The Festival of the Freshwater Squid (2004)
- The Compass of His Bones (2004)
- Corpse Mouth and Spore Nose (2004)
- Secret Life (2004)
- The City (2004)
- Three Days in a Border Town (2004)
- The Farmer's Cat (2005)
- Lost (2005)
- King Tales (2007)
- The Surgeon's Tale (2007) with Cat Rambo
- The Third Bear (2007)
- Appoggiatura (2007)
- A New Face in Hell (2007)
- Lost Pages: Words Rescued from Nonexistence (Weird Tales, September-October 2007) (2007)
- Island Tales (2008)
- Finding Sonoria (2008)
- The Situation (2008)
- Fixing Hanover (2008)
- Why the Vulture is Bald (2008)
- Errata (2009)
- The Goat Variations (2009)
- Predecessor (2009)
- Last Drink Bird Head (2009)
- The Quickening (2010)
- Jug, Disgruntled, et al. (2011)
- Komodo (2012)
- The Ministry of Whimsy (1989)
- Four Theories of Earth-Moon System Formation (1989)
- Bastille Sangfroid (1990)
- Flight Is for Those Who Have Not Yet Crossed Over (1993)
- Lassie (the lost episode) (1995)
- An Afterlife (2002)
- Myster Odd Theme Song (2011) with Danny Fontaine
- Introduction (Sex & Other Acts of the Imagination) (1990)
- Letter (Pulphouse, November 1992) (1992)
- "Why Should I Cut Your Throat When I Can Just Ask You for the Money?" (1993)
- The Shadow Cabinet (1996)
- Adventures in the Ink Trade: Storm (Sue Storm) (1996)
- Adventures in the Ink Trade (1996)
- The Curious Rooms of Angela Carter (1997)
- Guest Editorial (Freezer Burn Magazine #7, 1997) (1997)
- Letter (NYRSF, September 1997) (1997)
- Read This (NYRSF, November 1997) (1997)
- Letter (Locus #444) (1998)
- Letter (NYRSF, February 1998) (1998)
- Introduction (Leviathan 2) (1998)
- Soapbox: The Hermaphrodite Brig Interview (2000) with Marni Griffin and D. F. Lewis and Rhys Hughes
- Read This (NYRSF, November 2000) (2000)
- Letter (NYRSF, April 2001) (2001)
- Foreword (Cobwebs and Whispers) (2001)
- Rediscovered Books (2001)
- Introduction (Leviathan Three) (2002)
- Read This (NYRSF, September 2002) (2002)
- Acknowledgments (The Thackery T. Lambshead Pocket Guide to Eccentric & Discredited Diseases) (2003) with Mark Roberts
- Introduction (The Labyrinth) (2004)
- Movements in Science Fiction and Fantasy: A Symposium - The Romantic Underground: An Exploration of a Nonexistent and Self-Denying Nonmovement (2005)
- Introduction: A Reverie for Mister Mike (2005)
- Introduction (The Cosmology of the Wider World) (2005)
- Introduction (Out of Space and Time) (2006)
- Introduction (The Unblemished) (2006)
- Read This (NYRSF, April 2006) (2006)
- Glen Cook: Godfather of Modern Heroic Fantasy (2006)
- The Novella: A Personal and Professional Exploration (2006)
- Introduction (Lost Worlds) (2006)
- American Fantasy? (2006)
- Introduction (Best American Fantasy) (2007) with Ann VanderMeer
- My European Summer (2007)
- The Shadow Cabinet (Heliotrope, Fall 2007) (2007)
- Fantasy in Comics and Graphic Novels: 2006 (2007)
- The Language of Defeat (2007)
- Review of the nongenre novel "Mister Pip" by Lloyd Jones (2007)
- Utopiales 2007: Triumphs of Space and Vision (2007)
- Introduction: A Fascination with Pirates (2008) with Ann VanderMeer
- Preface: Steampunk: "It's a Clockwork Universe, Victoria" (2008) with Ann VanderMeer
- Introduction: "My Additional Misadventures with Engelbrecht" (2008)
- Books (Realms of Fantasy, February 2008) (2008) with Paul Witcover
- Graphic Novel Reviews (Realms of Fantasy, February 2008) (2008)
- Review of Graphic Novels: Sardine in Outer Space Vols 1–4 (2008)
- Review of Graphic Novel: Flight 4 (2008)
- Review of Graphic Novel: Korgi: Book 1 (2008)
- The New Weird: "It's Alive?" (2008)
- Festival Lives: The New Weird Round Robin (2008) with Ann VanderMeer
- The Shadow Cabinet: Spotlight on Dedalus (2008)
- Book Review: Confessions of a Flesh-Eater by David Madsen (2008)
- Book Review: Memoirs of a Gnostic Dwarf by David Madsen (2008)
- Book Review: Primordial Soup by Christine Leunens (2008)
- Book Review: The Mysteries of Algiers by Robert Irwin (2008)
- New Weird Discussions: The Creation of a Term (2008) with Ann VanderMeer
- Recommended Reading (The New Weird) (2008) with Ann VanderMeer
- The New Weird: “It's Alive?” (2008)
- Fantasy in Comics and Graphic Novels: 2007 (2008)
- Introduction (Best American Fantasy 2) (2008) with Ann VanderMeer
- Afterword (The Final Quest of the Wizard Sarnod) (2009)
- Afterword (The Best of Michael Moorcock) (2009) with Ann VanderMeer
- Graphic Novel Reviews (Realms of Fantasy, August 2009) (2009)
- Review of the comic book "Dungeon: Zenith, Vol. 3: Back in Style" by Joann Sfar & Lewis Trondheim (2009)
- Searching for Grey Matter: Stuff You Need to Be Reading (2009)
- Introduction (Glass Coffin Girls) (2009)
- LDBH: No More Bird Masks! (2009)
- Afterword (The Third Bear) (2010)
- Making Her Own Light: An Introduction (2010)
- Afterword (Sourdough and Other Stories) (2010)
- Introduction: Vance, Grod and Me (2010)
- What is Steampunk? (2010) with Ann VanderMeer
- Introduction (Myths of Origin: Four Short Novels) (2011)
- The Infernal Desire Machines of Angela Carter (2011)
- Angela Carter: An Appreciation (2011)
- Infernal Investigations, Clockwork Propagation (2011)
- Introduction: The Contradictions of a Collection, Dr. Lambshead's Cabinet (2011) with Ann VanderMeer
- Holy Devices and Infernal Duds: The Broadmore Exhibits (2011)
- Honoring Lambshead: Stories Inspired by the Cabinet (2011)
- Microbial Alchemy & Demented Machinery: The Mignola Exhibits (2011)
- The Miéville Anomalies (2011)
- Further Oddities (2011)
- Visits and Departures (2011)
- A Brief Catalog of Additional Items (2011)
- Introduction (ODD?) (2011) with Ann VanderMeer
- Introduction (The Weird) (2012) with Ann VanderMeer
- The Final Dream & Other Fictions (1996) by Daniel Pearlman
- The Circus of the Earth and the Air (1996) by Brooke Stevens
- Shadow Bones (2000) by David Memmott
- The Twentieth Century's Greatest Hits: A Top 40 List (2000) by Paul Williams
- Thraxas (2001) by Martin Scott
- Look to Windward (2001) by Iain M. Banks
- Silent Children (2001) by Ramsey Campbell
- Island of the Sequined Love Nun (2001) by Christopher Moore
- The Lust Lizard of Melancholy Cove (2001) by Christopher Moore
- The Beyond (2001) by Jeffrey Ford
- Year Zero (2002) by Brian Stableford
- Toxicology (2002) by Steve Aylett
- Smile on the Void: The Mythhistory of Ralph M'Botu Kitaj (2002) by Stuart Gordon
- A Year in the Linear City (2003) by Paul Di Filippo
- House of Leaves (2005) by Mark Z. Danielewski
- The Birth of the People's Republic of Antarctica (2007) by John Calvin Batchelor
- The Throne of Bones (2007) by Brian McNaughton
- Deadstock (2007) by Jeffrey Thomas
- Dangerous Offspring (2007) by Steph Swainston
- Ilario: The Lion's Eye (2007) by Mary Gentle
- Vacation (2007) by Jeremy C. Shipp
- The Music of Razors (2007) by Cameron Rogers
- Red Seas Under Red Skies (2007) by Scott Lynch
- The Kingdom of Bones (2007) by Stephen Gallagher
- Not Flesh Nor Feathers (2007) by Cherie Priest
- The Coyote Road: Trickster Tales (2007) by Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling
- The Secret History of Moscow (2008) by Ekaterina Sedia
- The Well of Ascension (2008) by Brandon Sanderson
- Shadowbridge (2008) by Gregory Frost
- In the Cities of Coin and Spice (2008) by Catherynne M. Valente
- Chronicles of the Black Company (2008) by Glen Cook
- The Other Side (2008) by Alfred Kubin
- The Book of Nights (2008) by Sylvie Germain
- A World Too Near (2008) by Kay Kenyon
- The Magician and the Fool (2008) by Barth Anderson
- The Bone Key (2008) by Sarah Monette
- Before They Are Hanged (2008) by Joe Abercrombie
- Fast Ships, Black Sails (2009) by Ann VanderMeer
- Greasing the Pan: The "Best" of Paul T. Riddell (2010) by Paul T. Riddell
- An Interview with Meredith Ann Pierce (1989) with Meredith Ann Pierce
- Steve Wynn (1996) with Steve Wynn
- Mick Harvey (1996) with Mick Harvey
- Doug Hoekstra (1996) with Doug Hoekstra
- Dan Pearlman Interview (2001) with Daniel Pearlman
- Artist Interview (2002) with Scott Eagle
- Jeff VanderMeer: Precious Ambergris (2002)
- Dangerous Offspring: An Interview With Steph Swainston (2007) with Steph Swainston
- Steven Erikson: No Lies, No Holding Back (2007) with Steven Erikson
- An Interview with Kage Baker (2008) with Kage Baker
- China Miéville: Capitalizing Weird (2008) with China Miéville
- Refusing to be the Same: An Interview with K. J. Bishop (2008) with K. J. Bishop
- An Interview with John Picacio (2008) with John Picacio
- The Laird Barron Sequence: Defining the Undefinable (2008) with Laird Barron
- John Grant and Paul Barnett Agree: Science Has Been Corrupted (2008) with John Grant
- Margo Lanagan and Tender Morsels (2008) with Margo Lanagan
- Mammals Underfoot! An Interview with Emerging Writers (2009) with Genevieve Valentine and Angela Slatter and Tessa Kum and Meghan McCarron and Jeremy C. Shipp and Shweta Narayan and Jesse Bullington and N. K. Jemisin
- Ann & Jeff VanderMeer: The Weird (2012) with Ann VanderMeer and Ann VanderMeer