New York Times Bestsellers
Jeff VanderMeer has placed 4 books on the New York Times bestseller lists, spending a combined 5 weeks on the charts.
Absolution
Southern Reach Series
1 week on the Times Hardcover Fiction list · peaked at #7 · debuted Oct 2024 · 2 weeks across 2 NYT lists
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Authority
Southern Reach Series
1 week on the Times Paperback Trade Fiction list · peaked at #20 · debuted May 2014
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Reading Order
13 series · 105 books
Ambergris Series
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| 1 | City of Saints and Madmen | 2001 | World Fantasy Award 2003Full award history → | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | |
| 2 | Shriek | 2006 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 3 | Finch | 2009 | Locus Award 2010World Fantasy Award 2010Nebula Award 2010Nebula Award 2009Full award history → | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia |
| ✓ | # | Book Title | Year | Awards | Buy |
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| 1 | Annihilation | 2014 | 🏆 Nebula Award 2015🏆 Nebula Award 2014🏆 Shirley Jackson Award 2014Locus Award 2015Goodreads Choice Award 2014Full award history → 🎬 Adapted for film/TV → | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | |
| 2 | Authority | 2014 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 3 | Acceptance | 2014 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 4 | Area X (Complete Trilogy) | 2014 | World Fantasy Award 2015Full award history → | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | |
| 5 | Absolution | 2024 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia |
Borne Series
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| 1 | Borne | 2017 | Arthur C. Clarke Award 2018Goodreads Choice Award 2017Full award history → | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | |
| 2 | The Strange Bird (Short Story) | 2017 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 3 | Dead Astronauts | 2019 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia |
Misadventures of Jonathan Lambshead Series
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| 1 | A Peculiar Peril | 2020 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia |
Leviathan Series
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| 1 | Leviathan: Cities by Jay Lake, Forrest Aguirre, Ben Peek, Michael Cisco, K.J. Bishop, Stepan Chapman, Ursula Pflug, Allan Kausch, Tim Jarvis, Catherine Kasper, Darla Beasley | 2004 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia |
Jeff VanderMeer Other Novels
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| ✓ | # | Book Title | Year | Awards | Buy |
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| 1 | Veniss Underground | 2003 | World Fantasy Award 2004Bram Stoker Award 2003Full award history → | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | |
| 2 | The Situation | 2008 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 3 | The Three Quests of the Wizard Sarnod | 2010 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 4 | Hummingbird Salamander | 2021 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia |
Jeff VanderMeer Short Stories/Novellas
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| 1 | Dradin, In Love (Short Story) | 1996 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 2 | The Transformation of Martin Lake | 1999 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 3 | Why Should I Cut Your Throat? (Short Story) | 2004 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 4 | Errata (Short Story) | 2010 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 5 | Balzac's War (Short Story) | 2011 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 6 | Greensleeves (Short Story) | 2011 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 7 | Komodo (Short Story) | 2014 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 8 | This World Is Full of Monsters (Short Story) | 2017 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 9 | Wildlife | 2022 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia |
Jeff VanderMeer Short Story Collections
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| 1 | The Day Dali Died (Short Story) | 2003 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 2 | Secret Life | 2004 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 3 | The Third Bear | 2007 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 4 | Strange Tales of Secret Lives | 2007 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 5 | The Surgeon's Tale and Other Stories (Short Story) with Cat Rambo | 2007 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 6 | The Steampunk Bible: An Illustrated Guide to the World of Imaginary Airships, Corsets and Goggles, Mad Scientists, and Strange Literature with S.J. Chambers | 2011 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 7 | Monstrous Creatures: Explorations of Fantasy Through Essays, Articles and Reviews | 2011 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia |
Jeff VanderMeer Non-Fiction Books
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| 1 | The Kosher Guide to Imaginary Animals: The Evil Monkey Dialogues with Ann VanderMeer | 2010 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 2 | Wonderbook: The Illustrated Guide to Creating Imaginative Fiction | 2013 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 3 | The Steampunk User's Manual with S.J. Chambers | 2014 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia |
| ✓ | # | Book Title | Year | Awards | Buy |
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| 1 | Predator by Paul Monette | 1987 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 2 | Predator 2 by Simon Hawke | 1990 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 3 | Concrete Jungle by James A. Moore, Nathan Archer | 1995 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 4 | Cold War by Nathan Archer | 1997 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 5 | Big Game by Sandy Schofield | 1999 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 6 | Forever Midnight by John Shirley | 2006 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 7 | Flesh and Blood by Robert Greenberger, Michael Jan Friedman | 2007 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 8 | South China Sea | 2008 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 9 | Turnabout by Steve Perry | 2008 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 10 | Incursion by Tim Lebbon | 2015 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 11 | If It Bleeds by Jonathan Maberry, Jeremy Robinson, Kevin J. Anderson, Bryan Thomas Schmidt, Tim Lebbon, Andrew Mayne, Steve Perry, Mira Grant, Larry Correia, Dayton Ward | 2017 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 12 | Hunters and Hunted Official Movie Prequel by James A. Moore | 2018 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 13 | Stalking Shadows by James A. Moore, Mark Morris | 2020 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia |
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| 1 | The Surgeon's Tale and Other Stories (Short Story) with Cat Rambo | 2007 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 2 | Eyes Like Sky and Coal and Moonlight by Cat Rambo | 2009 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 3 | Near by Cat Rambo | 2012 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 4 | Altered America by Cat Rambo | 2016 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 5 | Neither Here Nor There by Cat Rambo | 2016 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia |
The Time Traveller's Almanac Series
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| ✓ | # | Book Title | Year | Awards | Buy |
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| 1 | Experiments | 2014 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 2 | Reactionaries | 2014 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 3 | Mazes & Traps | 2014 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 4 | Communiqués | 2014 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia |
Jeff VanderMeer Anthologies
About the Author
Jeff VanderMeer is a writer and editor whose fiction merges elements of science fiction, fantasy, and the weird. His stories frequently examine the intricate connection between humanity and the natural world, uncovering strange and sometimes unsettling phenomena. He is widely recognized for the Southern Reach trilogy, which delves into the enigma of Area X, a cryptic and potentially extraterrestrial zone.