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Jeff VanderMeer

American author Jeff VanderMeer is best known for the Southern Reach series, including the novel *Annihilation*. His works have won the Nebula and Shirley Jackson Awards. This page provides the Jeff VanderMeer books in order, including both chronological order and series reading order.

All books · chronological

1987Predator(By: Paul Monette)POoPB · 1Buy ↗

1990Predator 2(By: Simon Hawke)POoPB · 2Buy ↗

1995Concrete Jungle(By: James A. Moore,Nathan Archer)POoPB · 3Buy ↗

1996Dradin, In LovePOoSS · 1Buy ↗

1997Cold War(By: Nathan Archer)POoPB · 4Buy ↗

1999The Transformation of Martin LakePOoSS · 2Buy ↗

1999Big Game(By: Sandy Schofield)POoPB · 5Buy ↗

2001City of Saints and MadmenPOoAB · 1Buy ↗

2001The Fall of Reach(By: Eric Nylund)POoHB · 1Buy ↗

2003The Day Dali DiedPOoSSC · 1Buy ↗

2003Veniss UndergroundPOoSN · 1Buy ↗

2003First Strike(By: Eric Nylund)POoHB · 2Buy ↗

2004Secret LifePOoSSC · 2Buy ↗

2004Why Should I Cut Your Throat?POoSS · 3Buy ↗

2006ShriekPOoAB · 2Buy ↗

2006Forever Midnight(By: John Shirley)POoPB · 6Buy ↗

2007The Third BearPOoSSC · 3Buy ↗

2007Strange Tales of Secret LivesPOoSSC · 4Buy ↗

2007The Surgeon's Tale and Other Stories(With: Cat Rambo)POoSSC · 5Buy ↗

2007Flesh and Blood(By: Robert Greenberger,Michael Jan Friedman)POoPB · 7Buy ↗

2008The SituationPOoSN · 2Buy ↗

2008South China SeaPOoPB · 8Buy ↗

2008Turnabout(By: Steve Perry)POoPB · 9Buy ↗

2009Eyes Like Sky and Coal and Moonlight(By: Cat Rambo)POoCRC · 2Buy ↗

2009Evolutions: Essential Tales of the Halo Universe(With: Fred Van Lente,Tobias Buckell,Karen Traviss,Eric Nylund,B.K. Evenson,Tessa Kum)POoHB · 3Buy ↗

2009FinchPOoAB · 3Buy ↗

2010The Kosher Guide to Imaginary Animals: The Evil Monkey Dialogues(With: Ann VanderMeer)POoNB · 1Buy ↗

2010The Three Quests of the Wizard SarnodPOoSN · 3Buy ↗

2010ErrataPOoSS · 4Buy ↗

2011Balzac's WarPOoSS · 5Buy ↗

2011GreensleevesPOoSS · 6Buy ↗

2011The Steampunk Bible: An Illustrated Guide to the World of Imaginary Airships, Corsets and Goggles, Mad Scientists, and Strange Literature(With: S.J. Chambers)POoSSC · 6Buy ↗

2011Monstrous Creatures: Explorations of Fantasy Through Essays, Articles and ReviewsPOoSSC · 7Buy ↗

2012Near + Far(By: Cat Rambo)POoCRC · 3Buy ↗

2012The Thursday War(By: Karen Traviss)POoHB · 4Buy ↗

2013Wonderbook: The Illustrated Guide to Creating Imaginative FictionPOoNB · 2Buy ↗

2014ExperimentsPOoTTTAB · 1Buy ↗

2014AnnihilationPOoSRB · 1Buy ↗

2014AuthorityPOoSRB · 2Buy ↗

2014ReactionariesPOoTTTAB · 2Buy ↗

2014Mazes & TrapsPOoTTTAB · 3Buy ↗

2014AcceptancePOoSRB · 3Buy ↗

2014The Steampunk User's Manual(With: S.J. Chambers)POoNB · 3Buy ↗

2014Communiqu�sPOoTTTAB · 4Buy ↗

2014Broken Circle(By: John Shirley)POoHB · 5Buy ↗

2014KomodoPOoSS · 7Buy ↗

2015Hunters in the Dark(By: Peter David)POoHB · 6Buy ↗

2015Saint's Testimony(By: Frank O'Connor)POoHB · 7Buy ↗

2015Shadow of Intent(By: Joseph Staten)POoHB · 8Buy ↗

2015Incursion(By: Tim Lebbon)POoPB · 10Buy ↗

2016Altered America(By: Cat Rambo)POoCRC · 4Buy ↗

2016Neither Here Nor There(By: Cat Rambo)POoCRC · 5Buy ↗

2016Fractures(By: Christie Golden,Brian Reed,Tobias Buckell,John Jackson Miller,James Swallow,Kelly Gay,Matt Forbeck,Troy Denning,Joseph Staten,Andrew Ceroni,Kevin Grace,Morgan Lockhart,Frank O'Connor)POoHB · 9Buy ↗

2017BornePOoBB · 1Buy ↗

2017The Strange BirdPOoBB · 2Buy ↗

2017This World Is Full of MonstersPOoSS · 8Buy ↗

2017Legacy of Onyx(By: Matt Forbeck)POoHB · 10Buy ↗

2017If It Bleeds(By: Jonathan Maberry,Jeremy Robinson,Kevin J. Anderson,Bryan Thomas Schmidt,Tim Lebbon,Andrew Mayne,Steve Perry,Mira Grant,Larry Correia,Dayton Ward)POoPB · 11Buy ↗

2018Hunters and Hunted Official Movie Prequel(By: James A. Moore)POoPB · 12Buy ↗

2019Dead AstronautsPOoBB · 3Buy ↗

2019Contact Harvest(By: Joseph Staten)POoHB · 11Buy ↗

2020A Peculiar PerilPOoMoJLB · 1Buy ↗

2020Shadows of Reach(By: Troy Denning)POoHB · 12Buy ↗

2020Stalking Shadows(By: James A. Moore,Mark Morris)POoPB · 13Buy ↗

2021Hummingbird SalamanderPOoSN · 4Buy ↗

2022WildlifePOoSS · 9Buy ↗

2022BlissPOoSS · 10Buy ↗

2022The Rubicon Protocol(By: Kelly Gay)POoHB · 13Buy ↗

2023Outcasts(By: Troy Denning)POoHB · 14Buy ↗

2024AbsolutionPOoSRB · 4Buy ↗

2024Epitaph(By: Kelly Gay)POoHB · 15Buy ↗

2025Edge of Dawn(By: Kelly Gay)POoHB · 16Buy ↗

Book series · browse all →

Publication Order of The Time Traveller's Almanac Books4 books · 2014–2014

01Experiments2014Buy ↗

02Reactionaries2014Buy ↗

03Mazes & Traps2014Buy ↗

04Communiqu�s2014Buy ↗

Publication Order of Borne Books3 books · 2017–2019

01Borne2017Buy ↗

02The Strange Bird2017Buy ↗

03Dead Astronauts2019Buy ↗

Publication Order of Standalone Novels4 books · 2003–2021

01Veniss Underground2003Buy ↗

02The Situation2008Buy ↗

03The Three Quests of the Wizard Sarnod2010Buy ↗

04Hummingbird Salamander2021Buy ↗

Publication Order of Predator Books13 books · 1987–2020

01Predator(By: Paul Monette)1987Buy ↗

02Predator 2(By: Simon Hawke)1990Buy ↗

03Concrete Jungle(By: James A. Moore,Nathan Archer)1995Buy ↗

04Cold War(By: Nathan Archer)1997Buy ↗

05Big Game(By: Sandy Schofield)1999Buy ↗

06Forever Midnight(By: John Shirley)2006Buy ↗

07Flesh and Blood(By: Robert Greenberger,Michael Jan Friedman)2007Buy ↗

08South China Sea2008Buy ↗

09Turnabout(By: Steve Perry)2008Buy ↗

10Incursion(By: Tim Lebbon)2015Buy ↗

11If It Bleeds(By: Jonathan Maberry,Jeremy Robinson,Kevin J. Anderson,Bryan Thomas Schmidt,Tim Lebbon,Andrew Mayne,Steve Perry,Mira Grant,Larry Correia,Dayton Ward)2017Buy ↗

12Hunters and Hunted Official Movie Prequel(By: James A. Moore)2018Buy ↗

13Stalking Shadows(By: James A. Moore,Mark Morris)2020Buy ↗

Publication Order of Halo Books16 books · 2001–2025

01The Fall of Reach(By: Eric Nylund)2001Buy ↗

02First Strike(By: Eric Nylund)2003Buy ↗

03Evolutions: Essential Tales of the Halo Universe(With: Fred Van Lente,Tobias Buckell,Karen Traviss,Eric Nylund,B.K. Evenson,Tessa Kum)2009Buy ↗

04The Thursday War(By: Karen Traviss)2012Buy ↗

05Broken Circle(By: John Shirley)2014Buy ↗

06Hunters in the Dark(By: Peter David)2015Buy ↗

07Saint's Testimony(By: Frank O'Connor)2015Buy ↗

08Shadow of Intent(By: Joseph Staten)2015Buy ↗

09Fractures(By: Christie Golden,Brian Reed,Tobias Buckell,John Jackson Miller,James Swallow,Kelly Gay,Matt Forbeck,Troy Denning,Joseph Staten,Andrew Ceroni,Kevin Grace,Morgan Lockhart,Frank O'Connor)2016Buy ↗

10Legacy of Onyx(By: Matt Forbeck)2017Buy ↗

11Contact Harvest(By: Joseph Staten)2019Buy ↗

12Shadows of Reach(By: Troy Denning)2020Buy ↗

13The Rubicon Protocol(By: Kelly Gay)2022Buy ↗

14Outcasts(By: Troy Denning)2023Buy ↗

15Epitaph(By: Kelly Gay)2024Buy ↗

16Edge of Dawn(By: Kelly Gay)2025Buy ↗

Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas10 books · 1996–2022

01Dradin, In Love1996Buy ↗

02The Transformation of Martin Lake1999Buy ↗

03Why Should I Cut Your Throat?2004Buy ↗

04Errata2010Buy ↗

05Balzac's War2011Buy ↗

06Greensleeves2011Buy ↗

07Komodo2014Buy ↗

08This World Is Full of Monsters2017Buy ↗

09Wildlife2022Buy ↗

10Bliss2022Buy ↗

Publication Order of Misadventures of Jonathan Lambshead Books1 book · 2020

01A Peculiar Peril2020Buy ↗

Publication Order of Southern Reach Books4 books · 2014–2024

01Annihilation2014Buy ↗

02Authority2014Buy ↗

03Acceptance2014Buy ↗

04Absolution2024Buy ↗

Publication Order of Cat Rambo Collections4 books · 2009–2016

02Eyes Like Sky and Coal and Moonlight(By: Cat Rambo)2009Buy ↗

03Near + Far(By: Cat Rambo)2012Buy ↗

04Altered America(By: Cat Rambo)2016Buy ↗

05Neither Here Nor There(By: Cat Rambo)2016Buy ↗

Publication Order of Ambergris Books3 books · 2001–2009

01City of Saints and Madmen2001Buy ↗

02Shriek2006Buy ↗

03Finch2009Buy ↗

Publication Order of Short Story Collections7 books · 2003–2011

01The Day Dali Died2003Buy ↗

02Secret Life2004Buy ↗

03The Third Bear2007Buy ↗

04Strange Tales of Secret Lives2007Buy ↗

05The Surgeon's Tale and Other Stories(With: Cat Rambo)2007Buy ↗

06The Steampunk Bible: An Illustrated Guide to the World of Imaginary Airships, Corsets and Goggles, Mad Scientists, and Strange Literature(With: S.J. Chambers)2011Buy ↗

07Monstrous Creatures: Explorations of Fantasy Through Essays, Articles and Reviews2011Buy ↗

Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books3 books · 2010–2014

01The Kosher Guide to Imaginary Animals: The Evil Monkey Dialogues(With: Ann VanderMeer)2010Buy ↗

02Wonderbook: The Illustrated Guide to Creating Imaginative Fiction2013Buy ↗

03The Steampunk User's Manual(With: S.J. Chambers)2014Buy ↗

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