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Veniss Underground

By Vandermeer, Jeff VanderMeer

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| Paperback | 9780553383560

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In his debut novel, literary alchemist Jeff VanderMeer takes us on an unforgettable journey, a triumph of the imagination that reveals the magical and mysterious city of Veniss through three intertwined voices. First, Nicholas, a would-be Living Artist, seeks to escape his demons in the shadowy undeContinue

In his debut novel, literary alchemist Jeff VanderMeer takes us on an unforgettable journey, a triumph of the imagination that reveals the magical and mysterious city of Veniss through three intertwined voices. First, Nicholas, a would-be Living Artist, seeks to escape his demons in the shadowy underground–but in doing so makes a deal with the devil himself. In her fevered search for him, his twin sister, Nicola, spins her own unusual and hypnotic tale as she discovers the hidden secrets of the city. And finally, haunted by Nicola’s sudden, mysterious disappearance and gripped by despair, Shadrach, Nicola’s lover, embarks on a mythic journey to the nightmarish levels deep beneath the surface of the city to bring his love back to light. There he will find wonders beyond imagining…and horrors greater than the heart can bear.

By turns beautiful, horrifying, delicate, and powerful, Veniss Underground explores the limits of love, memory, and obsession in a landscape that defies the boundaries of the imagination. This special edition includes the short stories “The Sea, Mendeho, and Moonlight”; “Detectives and Cadavers”; and “A Heart for Lucretia” and the novella Balzac’s War, offering a complete tour of the fantastic world of Veniss.

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  • Reinventing a vision

    Veniss Underground by Jeff VanderMeer 177pp, Tor Books, £10.99 The modern school of urban fantasy, whose best writers include Steve Aylett (Beerlight, Accomplice), KL Bishop (Ashamoil), Tim Etchells (Endland), Jeffrey Ford, M John Harrison (Viriconiu ... (read full critics)

    guardian.co.uk published on Sat, 25 Sep 2010

  • The Best Reviews: Jeff VanderMeer, Veniss Underground

    "Well written and thought provoking parable" Way in the future, during a time when those living in the twenty-first century would be considered tame, perversion is so wide-spread it is the norm; Living Artists create grotesque biological pieces of ar ... (read full critics)

    thebestreviews published on Thu, 16 Sep 2010

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  • English Books
  • Paperback 288 Pages
  • Edition: Reprint
  • ISBN-10: 0553383566
  • ISBN-13: 9780553383560
  • Publisher: Spectra
  • Pub date: Sep 27, 2005
  • Dimensions: 1355 mm x 839 mm x 129 mm Just how big is that?
  • Also available as: Hardcover and Others
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