{"product_id":"veniss-underground","title":"Veniss Underground","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eAnnihilation\u003c\/i\u003e, Jeff VanderMeer's first novel, \u003ci\u003eVeniss Underground\u003c\/i\u003e, takes readers on a journey to a labyrinthine city of tunnels, and the dangers lurking behind each turn. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis paperback edition features the bonus novella \"Balzac's War.\"\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn a dark and decadent far future, the city of Veniss persists beside a dead ocean. Earth has become a desert wasteland ravaged by climate change. Veniss endures on the strength of its innovative tech of almost Boschian intensity, but at what cost? Where does the line between \"made creature\" and \"person\" lie? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAgainst this backdrop, \u003ci\u003eVeniss Underground\u003c\/i\u003e spins the tale of Nicholas, an aspiring, struggling Artist; his twin sister, Nicola; and Shadrach, Nicola's former lover. A fateful trip by Nicholas to the maverick biotech Quin will have far-reaching consequences for all three--and for the fate of Veniss itself, as insurrection stirs and the oppressed begin to revolt. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eVeniss Underground\u003c\/i\u003e is Jeff VanderMeer's first novel, a spectacular surreal foray into a world as influenced by Alejandro Jodorowsky as by Ursula K. Le Guin. Readers of VanderMeer's later work will be enchanted and horrified by the marvels within, including the author's signature fascination with the nonhuman and the environment. By turns beautiful and powerful, \u003ci\u003eVeniss Underground\u003c\/i\u003e explores the limits of love, memory, and obsession against a backdrop of betrayal and biological mutation. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis reissue includes a new introduction by the National Book Award-winning author Charles Yu and a bonus story from Jeff VanderMeer.","brand":"Picador USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51943384023271,"sku":"9781250860958","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0449\/4075\/5096\/files\/imageloader_43315385-44f1-4cd5-9ed9-7188755b36ff.jpg?v=1775321109","url":"https:\/\/arvidabookco.com\/products\/veniss-underground","provider":"Arvida Book Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}