The Bodhisattva

Recently Fantasybookspot.com has announced its latest contest, a draw to win a copy of Jeff Vandermeer’s latest novel, Shriek: an afterword, autographed by Jeff Vandermeer. Here is some of the buzz:

“Here is a desert island book, a tale you can lose yourself in for days, a novel of character in which the setting–the magnificently gritty city-state named Ambergris–proves as the light fails to be the finest character of all.”- Gene Wolfe

“There’s a madness in Jeff Vandermeer’s literary eye, and I would be a liar if I didn’t admit it seems intimately familiar. VanderMeer envisions an outlaw literature of shrieks and shouts and a screaming across the sky, worth a thousand polite and respectable mutterings. I, for one, am listening.” - Steve Erikson

“Ambergis is one of my favorite haunts in fiction” - China Mieville

“VanderMeer explores brilliantly, penetratingly, the frail, evanescent intersection of human understanding and historical actuality. In the telling, Shriek: An Afterword is an exceptional novel, a tapestry of fine writing, deep psychological insight, and acute narrative excitement…Shriek: An Afterword is a dark fantasy of tremendous distinction.”- Nick Gevers (Locus)

This contest is open to all FBS members, for more information give us a visit. Good luck to all who enter, and a big thaks to Mr. Vandemeer for making this contest possible for our members.

Furthermore, I know this appeared at his blog, but in case someone missed it (like I apparently did), here is a mailing list offer to get in on information and happenings of future Ambergis and other projects by Mr. Vandermeer:

“Want to get special stuff in the mail about my books, in particular my
novels and other books set in the imaginary city of Ambergris? All you
have to do is email your snail mail address to my wife, Ann
(annv@alphadatasystems.com), and she’ll add you to our database.
Wherever you are in the world. Your information will never be sold to
or
shared with a third party. But you will get cool stuff in the mail from
time to time, some of it about special offers. (If you have received a
package or letter from me in the last year, I have your snail mail
already–skip to the next section.)

DO YOU HAVE FRIENDS WHO MIGHT BE INTERESTED?
We would love to get the snail mail addresses of your friends who might
also like to receive these materials. Again, no information will be
sold
to a third party. No one will be getting tons of junk mail as a result
of signing up.

READINGS AND APPEARANCES 2006-2006
I am looking to finalize my reading and appearances schedule for
2006-2007. If you have contacts with bookstores, art centers, book
festivals, or other venues, please feel free to share any contact
information and I’ll see what I can do about appearing in a venue near
you.”

Both are great ways to get on the Vandermeer experience, which has much to do with him contributing some of the most worthwhile reads in recent fantastic fiction with efforts like Secret Life, Veniss Underground, and City of Saints and Madmen.

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