Jeff VanderMeer

Jeff VanderMeer

Jeff VanderMeer was born in 1968, Jeff VanderMeer has written at least 136 books. Their most popular book is Annihilation with 1869 saves with an average rating of 3.72⭐.

Author Bio

Jeff VanderMeer (born July 7, 1968) is an American author, editor, and literary critic. Initially associated with the New Weird literary genre, VanderMeer crossed over into mainstream success with his bestselling Southern Reach Trilogy. The trilogy's first novel, Annihilation, won the Nebula and Shirley Jackson Awards, and was adapted into a Hollywood film by director Alex Garland. Among VanderMeer's other novels are Shriek: An Afterword and Borne. He has also edited with his wife Ann VanderMeer such influential and award-winning anthologies as The New Weird, The Weird, and The Big Book of Science Fiction.

Authorship percentage indicates primary author status - excluding introductions, forewards and other contributions.

Series

4 primary books

Authored 100% of series

Southern Reach

Southern Reach is a 4-book series with 4 released primary works first released in 2001 with contributions by Jeff VanderMeer.

#1
Anihilace
#2
Authority
#3
Acceptance
#4
Absolution

Series

3 primary books

Authored 100% of series

Ambergris

Ambergris is a 3-book series with 3 released primary works first released in 2002 with contributions by Jeff VanderMeer.

#1
City of Saints and Madmen
#2
Shriek: An Afterword
#3
Finch

Series

2 primary books3 released books

Authored 100% of series

Borne

Borne is a 3-book series with 2 released primary works first released in 2017 with contributions by Jeff VanderMeer.

#1
Borne
#1.5
The Strange Bird
#2
Dead Astronauts

Series

2 primary books1 released book

Authored 100% of series

Misadventures of Jonathan Lambshead

Misadventures of Jonathan Lambshead is a 1-book series first released in 2020 with contributions by Jeff VanderMeer.

#1
A Peculiar Peril

Series

10 primary books

Authored 10% of series

Some of the Best from Tor.com

Some of the Best from Tor.com is a 10-book series with 10 released primary works first released in 2012 with contributions by Dale Bailey, Leigh Bardugo, and Beth Bernobich.

#3
Some of the Best from Tor.com, 2013
#4
Some of the Best from Tor.com, 2014 edition
#5
Some of the Best from Tor.com, 2015 edition
#6
Some of the Best from Tor.com, 2016 Edition
#7
Some of the Best from Tor.com, 2019 Edition

Series

7 primary books74 released books

Authored 1% of series

Aliens / Predator / Prometheus Universe

Aliens / Predator / Prometheus Universe is a 74-book series with 74 released primary works first released in 1979 with contributions by Mark Verheiden, Mark A. Nelson, and Den Beauvais.

Series

30 primary books59 released books

Authored 2% of series

Halo

Halo is a 59-book series with 56 released primary works first released in 2001 with contributions by Eric S. Nylund, William C. Dietz, and Alexandra Adornetto.

#1
Halo: The Fall of Reach
#2
Halo
#3
Hemel
#4
Halo: Ghosts of Onyx
#5
Halo : Contact Harvest

Series

2 primary books1 released book

Authored 50% of series

The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy

The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy is a 1-book series first released in 2010 with contributions by Jay Lake, Ian McDonald, and Sarah Monette.

#2
The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy, 2010

Series

2 released books

Authored 50% of series

Thackery T. Lambshead

Thackery T. Lambshead is a 2-book series with 2 released primary works first released in 2003 with contributions by Jeff VanderMeer.

The Thackery T. Lambshead Pocket Guide to Eccentric and Discredited Diseases
The Thackery T. Lambshead Cabinet of Curiosities

Series

17 released books

Authored 6% of series

Predator Novels

Predator Novels is a 17-book series with 17 released primary works first released in 1987 with contributions by Paul Monette, John C. Thomas, and James E. Thomas.

Series

1 primary book

Authored 100% of series

The Year's Top Ten Tales of Science Fiction

The Year's Top Ten Tales of Science Fiction is a 1-book series first released in 2008 with contributions by Stephen Baxter, Ted Chiang, and James Alan Gardner.

#1
The Year's Top Ten Tales of Science Fiction

Series

4 released books

Authored 25% of series

The Donald Haase Series in Fairy-Tale Studies

The Donald Haase Series in Fairy-Tale Studies is a 4-book series with 4 released primary works first released in 1634 with contributions by Giambattista Basile, Robert Coover, and Neil Gaiman.

Il Pentamerone: The Tale of Tales
Lo cunto de li cunti
Brothers and Beasts
Some Day Your Witch Will Come

Series

6 primary books

Authored 0% of series

Dark Terrors

Dark Terrors is a 6-book series with 6 released primary works first released in 1995 with contributions by Murry A. Taylor, Stephen Jones, and Stephen Baxter.

#1
Dark Terrors: The Gollancz Book of Horror
#3
Jumping Fire: A Smokejumper's Memoir of Fighting Wildfire
#4
The Gollancz Book of Horror
#5
Dark Terrors 5: The Gollancz Book of Horror
#6
Dark Terrors 6

Series

4 primary books

Authored 0% of series

The Time Traveller's Almanac

The Time Traveller's Almanac is a 4-book series with 4 released primary works first released in 2014 .

Series

22 primary books23 released books

Authored 0% of series

The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror

The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror is a 23-book series with 23 released primary works first released in 1980 with contributions by Stephen Jones, Robert R. McCammon, and Brian Lumley.

#1
Best New Horror 1
#3
New Terrors Omnibus: A Bumper Collection of 37 Terrifying Tales
#4
Horror il meglio
#5
Best New Horror 5
#6
Best New Horror 6

Series

1 primary book0 released books

Authored 0% of series

Balfour and Meriwether

Balfour and Meriwether is a 0-book series first released in 2010 .

Series

2 primary books

Authored 0% of series

The Diogenes Club

The Diogenes Club is a 2-book series with 2 released primary works first released in 1994 with contributions by Kim Newman.

Series

0 released books

Authored 0% of series

The Aetherian Revolution

The Aetherian Revolution is a 0-book series first released in 2012 .

Series

4 primary books6 released books

Authored 0% of series

The Dying Earth

The Dying Earth is a 6-book series with 5 released primary works first released in 1950 with contributions by Jack Vance and Michael Shea.

#1
The Dying Earth
#2.5
A Quest for Simbilis
#3
Cugel's Saga
#4
Rhialto il Meraviglioso