{"product_id":"shriek-an-afterword-paperback","title":"Shriek: An Afterword - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJeff VanderMeer\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the author of \u003ci\u003eBorne\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAnnihilation\u003c\/i\u003e comes the paperback reissue of his cult classic \u003ci\u003eShriek: An Afterword\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn epic yet personal look at several decades of life, love, and death in the imaginary city of Ambergris--previously chronicled in Jeff VanderMeer's acclaimed \u003ci\u003eCity of Saints and Madmen\u003c\/i\u003e--\u003ci\u003eShriek: An Afterword\u003c\/i\u003e relates the scandalous, heartbreaking, and horrifying secret history of two squabbling siblings and their confidantes, protectors, and enemies. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNarrated with flamboyant intensity and under increasingly urgent conditions by the ex-society figure Janice Shriek, this afterword presents a vivid gallery of characters and events, emphasizing the adventures of Janice's brother Duncan, a historian obsessed with a doomed love affair and a secret that may kill or transform him; a war between rival publishing houses that will change Ambergris forever; and the gray caps, a marginalized people armed with advanced fungal technologies, who have been waiting underground for their chance to mold the future of the city. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAfter reading this introduction to the Family Shriek--part academic treatise, part tell-all biography--you'll never look at history in quite the same way.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJeff VanderMeer\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eHummingbird Salamander\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eBorne\u003c\/i\u003e novels (\u003ci\u003eBorne\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Strange Bird\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eDead Astronauts\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Southern Reach Trilogy \u003c\/i\u003e(\u003ci\u003eAnnihilation\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Acceptance\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Authority\u003c\/i\u003e), the first volume of which won the Nebula Award and the Shirley Jackson Award and was adapted into a movie by Alex Garland. He speaks and writes frequently about issues relating to climate change as well as urban rewilding. He lives in Tallahassee, Florida, on the edge of a ravine, with his wife, Ann VanderMeer, and their cat,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 480\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 7.4 x 4.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 11, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51768043143456,"sku":"9780374538637","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/e31c7d3a90948c887bcf974738f0b5b9.webp?v=1780323364","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/shriek-an-afterword-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}