For Sale: <i>The Weird</i>
for-sale-the-weird
January 08, 2013
ready
1
# For Sale: The Weird
I like my fiction like I like my music: weird. A damn hefty anthology of
over a hundred years worth of esoteric fiction, [*The Weird*][1] is the
perfect way to spend a rainy afternoon post-*X-Files. *From the early
1900s to 2010, it showcases a variety of creeping altered-reality
stories from the likes of [Octavia E. Butler][2], [China Miéville][3],
[Lord Dunsany][4], and [Thomas Ligotti][5]---to name but a few of the
many great names carefully selected for this massive volume. Edited by
Ann and Jeff VanderMeer (author of some rather fantastic works himself,
including the excellent Boschian urban fantasies [*Veniss
Underground*][6] and City of
Saints and Madmen) the intro also contains a sort of guide to
the various kinds of weird fiction available, meaning that if you liked
*this*, you'll discover even more things to stock your bookshelf. An
excellent primer (or companion) to an engaging and varied genre, and a
ridiculously good bargain for $20.
[1]: http://www.amazon.com/The-Weird-Compendium-Strange-ebook/dp/B006TXZD3G
[2]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Octavia_E._Butler
[3]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Mi%C3%A9ville
[4]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Plunkett,_18th_Baron_of_Dunsany
[5]: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lxZpEFJhO6k
[6]: http://www.amazon.com/Veniss-Underground-ebook/dp/B000FCKEH2/ref=sr_1_17?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1357643053&sr=1-17
---
id: c7759a1b-6989-4cdf-a72d-2d1a6e6588b3
blueprint: article
title: 'For Sale: <i>The Weird</i>'
date: 2013-01-09T00:00:41+01:00
wp_id: '39006'
slug: for-sale-the-weird
teaser_image: legacy/for-sale-the-weird/Electronic-Beats-Kaufen-Weird.jpg
contents:
-
type: text
text: '<p>I like my fiction like I like my music: weird. A damn hefty anthology of over a hundred years worth of esoteric fiction, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/The-Weird-Compendium-Strange-ebook/dp/B006TXZD3G"><em>The Weird</em></a> is the perfect way to spend a rainy afternoon post-<em>X-Files. </em>From the early 1900s to 2010, it showcases a variety of creeping altered-reality stories from the likes of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Octavia_E._Butler">Octavia E. Butler</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Mi%C3%A9ville">China Miéville</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Plunkett,_18th_Baron_of_Dunsany">Lord Dunsany</a>, and <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lxZpEFJhO6k">Thomas Ligotti</a>—to name but a few of the many great names carefully selected for this massive volume. Edited by Ann and Jeff VanderMeer (author of some rather fantastic works himself, including the excellent Boschian urban fantasies <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Veniss-Underground-ebook/dp/B000FCKEH2/ref=sr_1_17?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1357643053&sr=1-17"><em>Veniss Underground</em></a> and <em><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/City_of_Saints_and_Madmen">City of Saints and Madmen</a>) </em>the intro also contains a sort of guide to the various kinds of weird fiction available, meaning that if you liked <em>this</em>, you’ll discover even more things to stock your bookshelf. An excellent primer (or companion) to an engaging and varied genre, and a ridiculously good bargain for $20.</p>'
---
Chunk #1 (Position: 0)
# For Sale: The Weird I like my fiction like I like my music: weird. A damn hefty anthology of over a hundred years worth of esoteric fiction, [*The Weird*][1] is the perfect way to spend a rainy afternoon post-*X-Files. *From the early 1900s to 2010, it showcases a variety of creeping alte...