Veniss Underground

Veniss Underground

by JeffVanderMeer (Author)

Synopsis

From the author of Annihilation, now a major motion picture on Netflix

Dreams and nightmares entwine as three fellow travellers strive to achieve their deepest desires.

Nicholas seeks to escape his demons in the dark city of Veniss' shadowy underground. But in doing so, makes a deal with the devil himself. Then 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.

Finally, haunted by Nicola's sudden, mysterious disappearance and gripped by despair, Shadrach, Nicola's lover, embarks on a mythic journey. He must steel himself to visit the nightmarish levels deep beneath the surface of the city, to bring his love back to light. For these depths hold perils that are both complex and chilling. There, he will find wonders beyond imagining . . . and horrors greater than the heart can bear.

Literary alchemist Jeff VanderMeer has produced a triumph of the imagination, revealing the mysterious city of Veniss through three intertwined voices.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 320
Publisher: Tor
Published: 08 May 2014

ISBN 10: 1447265297
ISBN 13: 9781447265290
Book Overview: This is Jeff VanderMeer's outstanding debut novel. Its powerful prose has been likened to Dante's Divine Comedy and J. G. Ballard's writings, taking reader on an unforgettable journey exploring the limits of love, memory and obsession. This edition includes the novella Balzac's War.

Media Reviews
A Dantesque journey . . . a nightmare vision that shows off VanderMeer's many virtues * Guardian *
An outstanding first novel brimming with startling ideas * The Scotsman *

Masterful . . . Not for the faint of heart, the story packs a strong emotional wallop

* Publishers Weekly *
The denouement is as powerful as any I have read * Guardian *
Author Bio
Jeff VanderMeer is an award-winning novelist and editor. His fiction has been translated into twenty languages and has appeared in the Library of America's American Fantastic Tales and multiple year's best anthologies. He writes non-fiction for the Washington Post, the New York Times Book Review, the Los Angeles Times, and the Guardian, among others. He grew up in the Fiji Islands and now lives in Tallahassee, Florida, with his wife.