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Jeff VanderMeer Books in Order
Jeff VanderMeer is a NYT bestselling writer celebrated for his unique engagement with ecological issues, earning him the nickname "the weird Thoreau." His captivating novels have garnered widespread acclaim, including the national bestseller Borne, and the Southern Reach trilogy (Annihilation, Authority, and Acceptance), which won the Nebula and Shirley Jackson Awards. Annihilation has been translated into 35 languages and adapted into a film by Paramount Pictures directed by Alex Garland. VanderMeer's nonfiction has been featured in prominent publications such as the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, and the Atlantic. He coedits iconic anthologies with his wife, a Hugo Award-winning editor. His notable titles include Wonderbook, the world's first fully illustrated creative writing guide. VanderMeer has been a distinguished writer-in-residence and has spoken at esteemed institutions like the Guggenheim, the Library of Congress, and the Arthur C. Clarke Center for the Human Imagination.
Bibliography verified: March 2026
Quick Answer
What are all of Jeff VanderMeer's book series? Jeff VanderMeer has written 9 book series. The most notable is the Ambergris series.
Complete series list with all books in reading order below.
Book Series by Jeff VanderMeer
- #1
City of Saints and Madmen(2001) - #2
Shriek(2006) - #3
Finch(2009)
- #1
Borne(2017) - #2
The Strange Bird(2017) - #3
Dead Astronauts(2019)
- #1
The Fall of Reach (By: Eric Nylund)(2001) - #2
First Strike (By: Eric Nylund)(2003) - #3
The Thursday War (By: Karen Traviss)(2012) - #4
Broken Circle (By: John Shirley)(2014) - #5
Hunters in the Dark (By: Peter David)(2015) - #6
Saint's Testimony (By: Frank O'Connor)(2015) - #7
Shadow of Intent (By: Joseph Staten)(2015) - #8
Legacy of Onyx (By: Matt Forbeck)(2017) - #9
Contact Harvest (By: Joseph Staten)(2019) - #10
Shadows of Reach (By: Troy Denning)(2020) - #11
The Rubicon Protocol (By: Kelly Gay)(2022) - #12
Outcasts (By: Troy Denning)(2023) - #13
Epitaph (By: Kelly Gay)(2024) - #14
Edge of Dawn (By: Kelly Gay)(2025) - #15
Dark Terrors(1995) - #16
The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 7(1996) - #17
Leviathan 2(1998) - #18
Infinity Plus One(2001) - #19
Leviathan(2002) - #20
Dark Terrors 6(2002) - #21
The Thackery T. Lambshead Pocket Guide to Eccentric & Discredited Diseases(2003) - #22
The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 14(2003) - #23
Breaking Windows(2003) - #24
Polyphony, Volume 5(2005) - #25
Best New Fantasy(2006) - #26
Logorrhea: Good Words Make Good Stories(2007) - #27
TwentiethAnnual Collection(2007) - #28
Brothers & Beasts(2007) - #29
Booklife(2007) - #30
Fast Ships, Black Sails(2008) - #31
The New Weird(2008) - #32Polluto 2: Apocalypses and Garden Furniture(2008)
- #33
Steampunk(2008) - #34Best American Fantasy 2008(2008)
- #35The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy, 2009(2008)
- #36
Songs of the Dying Earth: Stories in Honour of Jack Vance(2009) - #37
Last Drink Bird Head(2009) - #38
Steampunk II: Steampunk Reloaded(2010) - #39The Weird: A Compendium of Strange and Dark Stories(2010)
- #40
Happily Ever After(2011) - #41
The Thackery T. Lambshead Cabinet of Curiosities(2011) - #42Creatures: Thirty Years of Monsters(2011)
- #43
Steampunk III(2012) - #44
Arc 1.2: Post Human Conditions(2012) - #45
The Mammoth Book of Steampunk(2012) - #46
Circus: Fantasy Under the Big Top(2012) - #47
Fungi(2012) - #48The Time Traveler's Almanac(2013)
- #49
Lightspeed Magazine, February 2014(2014) - #50
Sisters of the Revolution(2015) - #51
Love Hurts(2015) - #52
Beyond the Woods: Fairy Tales Retold(2016) - #53
The Big Book of Science Fiction(2016) - #54
Mixed Up: Cocktail Recipes (and Flash Fiction) for the Discerning Drinker(2017) - #55
Worlds Seen in Passing(2018) - #56
The Big Book of Classic Fantasy(2019) - #57
The Big Book of Modern Fantasy(2020) - #58
Terraform: Watch/Worlds/Burn(2022) - #59Grimdark Magazine, Issue #34(2023)
- #1
A Peculiar Peril(2020)
- #1
The Kosher Guide to Imaginary Animals: The Evil Monkey Dialogues (With: Ann VanderMeer)(2010) - #2
Wonderbook: The Illustrated Guide to Creating Imaginative Fiction(2013) - #3
The Steampunk User's Manual (With: S.J. Chambers)(2014)
- #1
Predator (By: Paul Monette)(1987) - #2
Predator 2 (By: Simon Hawke)(1990) - #3
Concrete Jungle (By: James A. Moore,Nathan Archer)(1995) - #4
Cold War (By: Nathan Archer)(1997) - #5
Big Game (By: Sandy Schofield)(1999) - #6
Forever Midnight (By: John Shirley)(2006) - #7
Flesh and Blood (By: Robert Greenberger,Michael Jan Friedman)(2007) - #8
South China Sea(2008) - #9
Turnabout (By: Steve Perry)(2008) - #10
Incursion (By: Tim Lebbon)(2015) - #11
Hunters and Hunted Official Movie Prequel (By: James A. Moore)(2018) - #12
Stalking Shadows (By: James A. Moore,Mark Morris)(2020) - #13
The Surgeon's Tale and Other Stories (With: Cat Rambo)(2007) - #14
Eyes Like Sky and Coal and Moonlight (By: Cat Rambo)(2009) - #15
Near + Far (By: Cat Rambo)(2012) - #16
Altered America (By: Cat Rambo)(2016) - #17
Neither Here Nor There (By: Cat Rambo)(2016)
- #1
Annihilation(2014) - #2
Authority(2014) - #3
Acceptance(2014) - #4
Absolution(2024)
- #1
Veniss Underground(2003) - #2
The Situation(2008) - #3
The Three Quests of the Wizard Sarnod(2010) - #4
Hummingbird Salamander(2021) - #5
Dradin, In Love(1996) - #6The Transformation of Martin Lake(1999)
- #7
Why Should I Cut Your Throat?(2004) - #8Errata(2010)
- #9
Balzac's War(2011) - #10Greensleeves(2011)
- #11Komodo(2014)
- #12
This World Is Full of Monsters(2017) - #13
Wildlife(2022) - #14Bliss(2022)
- #15
The Day Dali Died(2003) - #16Secret Life(2004)
- #17
The Third Bear(2007) - #18
Strange Tales of Secret Lives(2007) - #19The Surgeon's Tale and Other Stories (With: Cat Rambo)(2007)
- #20Monstrous Creatures: Explorations of Fantasy Through Essays, Articles and Reviews(2011)
- #1Experiments(2014)
- #2Reactionaries(2014)
- #3Mazes & Traps(2014)
- #4Communiqués(2014)
About Jeff VanderMeer
Jeff VanderMeer is a NYT bestselling writer celebrated for his unique engagement with ecological issues, earning him the nickname "the weird Thoreau." His captivating novels have garnered widespread acclaim, including the national bestseller Borne, and the Southern Reach trilogy (Annihilation, Authority, and Acceptance), which won the Nebula and Shirley Jackson Awards. Annihilation has been translated into 35 languages and adapted into a film by Paramount Pictures directed by Alex Garland. VanderMeer's nonfiction has been featured in prominent publications such as the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, and the Atlantic. He coedits iconic anthologies with his wife, a Hugo Award-winning editor. His notable titles include Wonderbook, the world's first fully illustrated creative writing guide. VanderMeer has been a distinguished writer-in-residence and has spoken at esteemed institutions like the Guggenheim, the Library of Congress, and the Arthur C. Clarke Center for the Human Imagination.
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