VanderMeer, Jeff
Shriek: An Afterword
- ISBN 13:
- 9781509848140
- author:
- VanderMeer, Jeff
- format:
- Paperback / softback
- publisher:
- Pan Books
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2018
- Pages:
- 464
- Dimensions:
- 19.7 x 13 x 2.7 centimetres (0.3
- Genre:
- Fiction & Literature, Literary Collections, Fiction & Literature,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Shriek: An Afterword by Jeff VanderMeer is an epic and personal tale of life, love, and death in a vividly imagined city. Narrated with flamboyant intensity, the story follows the adventures of a brother obsessed with a doomed love affair, as he uncovers a secret that may kill or transform him. A war between rival publishing houses threatens to change the city forever, while a marginalized people armed with advanced fungal technologies wait for their chance to mould the future. This tumultuous tale relates the scandalous, heart-breaking and horrifying secret history of two squabbling siblings and their confidantes, protectors, and enemies. Praised by many notable authors and publications, Shriek: An Afterword is a haunting exploration of love, death, and transformation in a world on the brink of change.