Ann VanderMeer
Teoksen Steampunk tekijä
About the Author
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Sarjat
Tekijän teokset
The Thackery T. Lambshead Cabinet of Curiosities: Exhibits, Oddities, Images, and Stories from Top Authors and Artists (2011) — Toimittaja — 417 kappaletta
Sisters of the Revolution: A Feminist Speculative Fiction Anthology (2015) — Toimittaja — 289 kappaletta
Current Futures: A Sci-Fi Ocean Anthology — Toimittaja — 6 kappaletta
The Time Traveller's Almanac Part 3 - Mazes & Traps — Toimittaja — 1 kappale
Associated Works
Merkitty avainsanalla
Yleistieto
- Virallinen nimi
- VanderMeer, Ann Kennedy Bordman
- Syntymäaika
- 1957-03-06
- Sukupuoli
- female
- Kansalaisuus
- USA
- Syntymäpaikka
- Kansas City, Missouri, USA
- Asuinpaikat
- Tallahassee, Florida, USA
- Ammatit
- editor
publisher - Suhteet
- VanderMeer, Jeff (husband)
- Organisaatiot
- Weird Tales
- Palkinnot ja kunnianosoitukset
- Locus Award Finalist (Editor, 2017)
- Agentti
- Sally Harding
- Lyhyt elämäkerta
- Ann VanderMeer, née Kennedy, was the editor-in-chief of the venerable horror magazine Weird Tales from 2007 to 2011 and the founder of Buzzcity Press.
Works from her press and related periodicals have won numerous awards and appeared in anthologies. She was also the founder of The Silver Web magazine, a periodical devoted to experimental and avant-garde fantasy literature.
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Normally I'd go with
A four star for this, because for a good price there is almost a thousand pages of fiction, and unlike many, most of it doesn't suffer from obscenely obvious plot errors for the sake of ACTION. On the other hand, most of it is not the sort of fiction I like. I don't know why modern publishing venues refuse to categorize and just lump all fantasy, Science Fiction, Horror & many others under 'Speculative Fiction'!. Those categories were INVENTED to separate subgenres because many of us want one type and not another.… (lisätietoja)
A four star for this, because for a good price there is almost a thousand pages of fiction, and unlike many, most of it doesn't suffer from obscenely obvious plot errors for the sake of ACTION. On the other hand, most of it is not the sort of fiction I like. I don't know why modern publishing venues refuse to categorize and just lump all fantasy, Science Fiction, Horror & many others under 'Speculative Fiction'!. Those categories were INVENTED to separate subgenres because many of us want one type and not another.… (lisätietoja)
An impressive collection of feminist speculative fiction including not only those voices that one would expect (Butler, Le Guin, Tiptree, etc.) but a host of other storytellers who are seldom heard. Thought-provoking and intriguing across the board.
The usual mix-bag of good, bad and meh stories. I started out enjoying the eclectic feel of the stories, which didn't always (or even usually?) fit into my preconceived notion of what Steampunk is supposed to be. A great many of them tended to veer quite a more into fantasy than expected. Toward the end, however, the slow pace and intentionally archaic language became tedious and I started a lot of skimming.
I picked this volume up because it included, "Tanglewood", a "Clockwork Century" story by Cherie Priest. As expected, it was one of the good ones, though also not what I expected. My favorite was "The Strange Case of Mr. Salad Monday" by G.D. Falksen, with it's odd take on 19th Century social media.
Anyone that is really into this genre will probably find the collection enjoyable. If you're not already a Steampunk fan, the odds are more like 50-50.… (lisätietoja)
I picked this volume up because it included, "Tanglewood", a "Clockwork Century" story by Cherie Priest. As expected, it was one of the good ones, though also not what I expected. My favorite was "The Strange Case of Mr. Salad Monday" by G.D. Falksen, with it's odd take on 19th Century social media.
Anyone that is really into this genre will probably find the collection enjoyable. If you're not already a Steampunk fan, the odds are more like 50-50.… (lisätietoja)
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Even with a couple of yarns by authors from whom I have liked previous stories, I just can't get into these.
Don't know if it's just changed times, or what.