Praise for Dead Astronauts
"[A] darkly transcendent novel filled with phantasmagoric visions, body horror and tortured beings traversing a blasted desert hellscape . . . terrifying and so compelling."
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CHELSEA LEU,
The New York Times Book Review "A Mobius strip of a novel, with each chapter containing worlds upon nested worlds, all of them dreamlike and dark. In this shattered landscape, VanderMeer explores urgent ideas about capitalism, greed, and natural destruction."
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ADRIENNE WESTENFELD,
Esquire "VanderMeer is a master of literary science fiction, and this may be his best book yet."
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Kirkus (starred review)
"For any adventurous fan of sci-fi, fantasy, and/or horror, this book offers not only a rewarding read but, like,
a thing to possess."
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ROBIN SLOAN, author of
Sourdough Praise for Jeff VanderMeer "Jeff VanderMeer's
Southern Reach Trilogy was an ever-creeping map of the apocalypse; with
Borne he continues his investigation into the malevolent grace of the world, and it's a thorough marvel."
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COLSON WHITEHEAD, author of
Nickel Boys "Creepy and fascinating."
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STEPHEN KING, on
The Southern Reach Trilogy "[Jeff VanderMeer] makes the horrific beautiful."
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NISI SHAWL,
The Seattle Times, on
Annihilation "Unsettling and un-put-down-able–like an old-fashioned adventure story, only weirder, beautifully written and not at all old-fashioned."
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KAREN JOY FOWLER,
BookPage, on
Annihilation
"More than just a horror novel; there's something Poe-like in this tightening, increasingly paranoid focus. But where Poe kept his most vicious blows relatively oblique, VanderMeer drives them deep–albeit in a corkscrewing way that is not less cruel and exquisite."
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N.K. JEMISIN,
The New York Times Book Review, on
Authority