The Thackery T. Lambshead Cabinet of Curiosities, edited by Ann & Jeff VanderMeer, comes out next week and I am lucky enough to already have a copy in my hands! It is a wonderful thing. Beautifully designed and packed with all sorts of exciting oddities. Some of the brilliant artists and writers who have contributed include....
Holly Black, Greg Broadmore, Ted Chiang, John Coulthart, Rikki Ducornet, Amal El-Mohtar, Minister Faust, Jeffrey Ford, Lev Grossman, N.K. Jemisin, Caitlin R. Kiernan, China Miéville, Mike Mignola, Michael Moorcock, Alan Moore, Garth Nix, Naomi Novik, James A. Owen, Helen Oyeyemi, J.K. Potter, Cherie Priest, Ekaterina Sedia, Jan Svankmajer, Rachel Swirsky, Carrie Vaughn, Jake von Slatt, Tad Williams, Charles Yu, and many more.And I have a little piece of writing in the catalogue of decidedly peculiar items at the back of the book (!!!!).
The cabinet is an independent follow-up to the cult classic The Thackery T. Lambshead Pocket Guide to Eccentric & Discredited Diseases, a Hugo Award and World Fantasy Award finalist. Here's a bit of blurb...
After the death of Dr. Thackery T. Lambshead at his house in Wimpering-on-the-Brook, England, a remarkable discovery was unearthed: the remains of an astonishing cabinet of curiosities. Many of these artifacts, curios, and wonders related to anecdotes and stories in the doctor's personal journals. Others, when shown to the doctor's friends, elicited further tales from a life like no other. Thus, in keeping with the bold spirit exemplified by Dr. Lambshead and his exploits, we now proudly present highlights from the doctor's cabinet, reconstructed not only through visual representations but also through exciting stories of intrigue and adventure. A carefully selected group of popular artists and acclaimed, bestselling authors has been assembled to bring this cabinet of curiosities to life.And a taster of the artwork...
And now I've tempted you with all that, the ISBN needed to order it from your lovely local independent bookshop is: 978-0062004758.
Or the links to online retailers are:
amazon UK
amazon US
HarperCollins' links to retailers
And if I've still not convinced you, it's Jeff VanderMeer's birthday today and the present he'd most like is for people to buy the book. So it's a nice thing to do and you get an amazing book out of it!