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Ann VanderMeer is a Hugo Award-winning editor. She was the fiction editor at Weird Tales and the publisher of Buzzcity Press, work from which received the British Fantasy, International Horror Guild, and Rhysling awards. An expert on Victoriana, she is the co-editor of the bestselling World Fantasy Award-nominated series Steampunk and Steampunk II, and The Steampunk Bible. Her other anthologies include the Best American Fantasy and Leviathan series, The Kosher Guide to Imaginary Animals, The Thackery T. Lambshead Pocket Guide to Eccentric & Discredited Diseases, The New Weird, and Last Drink, Bird Head. Her most recent new project is the online magazine Weird Fiction Review. She lives in Tallahassee, Florida.
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Trade Paperback / 432p. / $15.95 / 978-1-61696-086-5 / October 2012
Co-edited with Jeff VanderMeer
The New Weird
Steampunk
Steampunk II: Steampunk Reloaded
Co-authored with Jeff VanderMeer
The Kosher Guide to Imaginary Animals
Introduction by Ann VanderMeer
-Shelf Awareness "VanderMeer’s follow-up to previous similarly themed anthologies targets established fans of the retro-infatuated steampunk movement." -Publishers Weekly "This third volume of the acclaimed Steampunk anthology series features an international cast of authors and a revolutionary take on the wonders of Steam. As steampunk continues to gain in popularity, these new tales and fresh tropes from established steampunk storytellers and new exciting talents reconcile Victorian pleasantries with passionate ideologies, reinvigorating the genre." -Books World "...demonstrates the power of a well-orchestrated collection....a must-have for any fan of the subgenre." -Beyond Victoriana "The 27 stories gathered here are therefore noteworthy both because of their subject matter as well as for the way they stretch the stylistics of Steampunk in new and different directions." -Bookgasm "It strikes me that this third edition is the best yet. Labels aside, Steampunk III is a strong and sharp collection of writing. You don't have to be a fan of steampunk -- or even really know what it is -- to enjoy this work." -January Magazine "These stories have something everyone can enjoy." -SF Site Praise for Steampunk Reloaded [Starred Review]"The dynamic VanderMeers follow 2008's Steampunk with this engaging anthology of 23 stories (three original to this volume, including Jeffrey Ford's "Dr. Lash Remembers"), two essays (including one by Gail Carriger), and a roundtable interview, all of which define, deepen, and demonstrate the clockwork beauty of automaton-laden science fiction. Standouts include Tanith Lee's madness-inspired "The Persecution Machine"; Caitlin R. Kiernan's hauntingly beautiful tale of "The Steam Dancer (1896)"; Marc Laidlaw's photographic encyclopedia of "Great Breakthroughs in Darkness"; Sydney Padua's comic "Lovelace and Babbage: Origins, with Salamander"; the frightening Pinocchio of Cherie Priest's "Tanglefoot"; William Gibson's proto-steampunk tale "The Gernsback Continuum"; and "Flying Fish Prometheus (A Fantasy of the Future)" by Vilhelm Bergsoe, a Danish contemporary of Jules Verne and H.G. Wells. Fabulous interior design by John Coulthart completes this worthy sequel to its well-regarded predecessor." -Publishers Weekly "Steampunk is a genre for thinkers, and this book proves the point. The stories inside are beautiful, often lyrical, frequently disturbing, always exciting, and occasionally even funny, but they're also dense, literary, and trusting of the reader to be smart enough to 'get' it." -New York Journal of Books "Steampunk fans will want to add this to their personal collections; libraries owning the first volume should round out their holdings." -Library Journal "The VanderMeers have, once again, captured the essence of the genre...This book is a must have collection for fans of steampunk and those who love a dark, rousing tale of what could have been." -Tangent "Overall, Steampunk II: Steampunk Reloaded resembles the current steampunk community itself: innovatively creative, expansive, and armed with something for everyone." -Tor.com "This is a well put together anthology suited for both lovers of Steampunk and those new to the genre." -Steamed! "Though it may be the brass's flash that first attracts readers, it's the grime and verdigris that makes the stories, and this anthology, so compelling." -Time Out Chicago Praise for Steampunk "It is as if a mad scientist had done all his shopping at Victoriana instead of Sharper Image...effectively captures what the steampunk genre is all about." -The Los Angeles Times **STAR** The VanderMeers (The New Weird) have assembled another outstanding theme anthology, this one featuring stories set in alternate Victorian eras. Michael Moorcock, the godfather of steampunk, is represented by an excerpt from his classic novel The Warlord of the Air. In "Lord Kelvin's Machine," a fine tale from prolific steampunk author James P. Blaylock, mad scientists plot to throw the Earth into the path of a passing comet, declaring that "science will save us this time, gentlemen, if it doesn't kill us first." Michael Chabon's vivid and moving "The Martian Agent, a Planetary Romance" recounts the lives of two young brothers in the aftermath of George Custer's mutiny against Queen Victoria, while historical fantasist Mary Gentle describes a classic struggle between safety and progress in "A Sun in the Attic." This is a superb introduction to one of the most popular and inventive subgenres in science fiction. -Publishers Weekly |
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