This collection of 23 stories reflects a diversity of approaches to key questions about the human condition, including questions about mortality, love, obsession, and creativity. "Balzac's War" is a harrowing, powerful far-future novella that pits brother against brother in a landscape ravaged by war with Earth's newly sentient human-made species. In 13th-century Cambodia, a lone artist is torn between his love of his craft and his unspoken love for a woman in "The Bone Carver's Tale." In "The Emperor's Reply" and "The Compass of His Bones," set in 17th-century Peru, the last Incan Emperor, having brutally fallen at the hands of the Conquistadores, seeks his revenge.
Jeff VanderMeer
Jeff VanderMeer is an acclaimed author known for his groundbreaking work "Annihilation," a genre-defying novel exploring themes of nature, identity, and the unknown. His literary style is characterized by vivid imagery, surreal settings, and intricate world-building. VanderMeer's contributions to literature include pushing boundaries and challenging conventions in speculative fiction.
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