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The Weird

Ann VanderMeer, Jeff VanderMeer (2011)

SubgenreParanormal Fantasy
Age groupAdult 18+
Content ratingR
Pages1139 (Doorstopper (600+))
Setting
CSM age18+
Goodreads3.74/5 (1331)

Content levels

ViolenceModerate
Sexual contentModerate
LanguageModerate

Positive tags

AdventureMystery

Protagonist archetypes

Multiple POVsEnsemble Cast

Synopsis

From Lovecraft to Borges to Gaiman, a century of intrepid literary experimentation has created a corpus of dark and strange stories that transcend all known genre boundaries. Together these stories formThe Weird, and amongst its practitioners number some of the greatest names in twentieth and twenty-first century literature. Exotic and esoteric, The Weird plunges you into dark domains and brings you face to face with surreal monstrosities. You won't find any elves or wizards here...but you will find the biggest, boldest, and downright most peculiar stories from the last hundred years bound together in the biggest Weird collection ever assembled. The Weird features an all-star cast of authors, from literary legends to international bestsellers to Booker prize winners: 110 stories by authors including William Gibson, George RR Martin, Stephen King, Angela Carter, Kelly Link, Franz Kafka, China Miéville, Clive Barker, Haruki Murakami, M.R. James, Neil Gaiman, Mervyn Peake, and Michael Chabon.

Tags

HorrorLiterary FictionAnthologyExperimental FictionSurrealism