The Thackery T. Lambshead Cabinet of Curiosities: Exhibits, Oddities, Images, and Stories from Top Authors and Artists
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.34 (707 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0062116835 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 336 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-07-15 |
| Language | : | English |
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Lambshead Cabinet of Curiosities was a reminder of why I love books, of invention and imagination, humour and fascination, all rolled up into a collection that I will return to often.” (SF Site)“A book likely to become a classic at the intersection of fantasy, horror, steampunk and magical realism.Every fantasy lover, and all you postmodernists out there, need to take a tour of the Cabinet.” (PopMatters) . “Working with an impressive stable of sf and fantasy writers, including Holly Black, Cherie Priest, Tad Williams, and Lev Grossman, and styles ranging from short, detailed write-ups to fascinating tales of objects, the duo have created a fascinating, entertaining, and intriguing tome of sf with a dose of steampunk.” (Library Journal (starred review))“Some of the most interesting fantasist-fabulists writing today.” (Los Angeles Times)&
Lambshead Cabinet of Curiosities is a boldly original, enthrallingly imaginative, and endlessly entertaining entry into a hidden world of weird science and unnatural nature that will appeal equally to fantasy lovers and graphic novel aficionados.. Editors Ann and Jeff Vandermeer have gathered together a spectacular array of exhibits, oddities, images, and stories by some of the most renowned and bestselling writers and artists in speculative and graphic fiction, including Ted Chiang, Mike Mignola (creator of Hellboy), China Miéville, and Michael Moorcock. “Some of the most interesting fantasist-fabulists writing today.”—Los Angeles Times“A science-fiction symphony of strangeness.The Cabinet of Curiosities will give you a good jolt of wonder.”—Gainesville TimesYou’ll be astonished by what you’ll find in The Thackery T. Lambshead Cabinet of Curiosities. A spectacularly illustrated anthology of Victorian steampunk devices and the stories behind them, The Thackery T
"A unique book of rare, quixotic, intoxicating flavors" according to Samuel Montgomery-Blinn. First: this book is a unique physical object, designed and packaged as an artifact worthy of putting into one's own "cabinet of curiosities". From the quirky, nearly glow-in-the-dark text on the jacketless casebound hardcover, through the A unique book of rare, quixotic, intoxicating flavors First: this book is a unique physical object, designed and packaged as an artifact worthy of putting into one's own "cabinet of curiosities". From the quirky, nearly glow-in-the-dark text on the jacketless casebound hardcover, through the 320 pages of text (fictional and harder to classify), art, and photographs, it's just a feast, a book lovers's book.Secon. 20 pages of text (fictional and harder to classify), art, and photographs, it's just a feast, a book lovers's book.Secon. "Pitch-perfect" according to Marianne J. Aldrich. Brilliant, kaleidoscopic metafiction - catalogue entries mixed with short stories mixed with journal articles, and so on - all seasoned with lovely art. Rachel Swirsky's story was my most-favorite, and Mike Mignola's illustrations made me remember reading The Telltale Heart in seventh grade. Recommended if you like Wunderkammer, slipstream, and/or the creepy . ""There are eight million stories" in Dr. Lambshead's Cabinet" according to A Customer. Thackery T. Lambshead explained to his friends he was not a collector or pack rat of any sort. In fact, he felt he was the opposite trying to properly dispose of things though somehow items had a tendency over his century plus of life to find him. Still with his death in 200"There are eight million stories" in Dr. Lambshead's Cabinet Thackery T. Lambshead explained to his friends he was not a collector or pack rat of any sort. In fact, he felt he was the opposite trying to properly dispose of things though somehow items had a tendency over his century plus of life to find him. Still with his death in 2003, he left behind an incredible cabinet of curiosities in Brook, England. The Broadmor. , he left behind an incredible cabinet of curiosities in Brook, England. The Broadmor
Hugo Award–winner Ann VanderMeer and World Fantasy Award-winner Jeff VanderMeer have recently coedited such anthologies as Best American Fantasy #1 & 2, Steampunk, Steampunk Reloaded, The New Weird, Last Drink Bird Head, and Fast Ships, Black Sails. They are the coauthors of The Kosher Guide to Imaginary Animals. He grew up in the Fiji Islands and now lives in Tallahassee, Florida, with his wife.Web: jeffvanderm