By Alexandra Alter Jeff VanderMeer has been called “the poet laureate of weird fiction,” the “king of weird fiction” and ...

In Absolution, the fourth novel in Jeff VanderMeer’s Southern Reach saga, scientists try to know the unknowable ...

Since publishing Annihilation and the subsequent Southern Reach novels, VanderMeer has become a poster child for fiction ...

VanderMeer has been busy ever since, publishing multiple novels and essays often centered on similar themes while vocally ...

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It’s been 10 years since VanderMeer dropped readers into Area X, a warped version of America’s southern coast mangled in time ...

There is no one quite like Jeff VanderMeer. With his naturalist’s eye, philosopher’s heart, and extreme imagination, the man can set a singular saturated mood–one that positively vibrates with life, ...

After a decade away, Jeff VanderMeer is heading back into Area X. In 2014, the author released all three parts of the ...

I have to confess that I am not a fan of horror fiction. I have a stack of unread H.P. Lovecrafts sent to me by enthusiasts.

10 years after releasing the original trilogy, VanderMeer returns to Area X with Absolution, and newcomers can catch up for ...

Absolution A Southern Reach Novel by Jeff VanderMeer MCD, 464 pp., $26. IT HAS BEEN TEN YEARS SINCE LAST we saw Area X. (Or ...

“It’s not going to attack you,” Jeff VanderMeer promises ... Absolution mostly poses fascinating new questions. “It probably ...