Bibliograph

The Thackery T. Lambshead cabinet of curiosities, edited by Ann & Jeff VanderMeer

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Label

The Thackery T. Lambshead cabinet of curiosities, edited by Ann & Jeff VanderMeer

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

The Thackery T. Lambshead cabinet of curiosities

Oclc number

670475590

Responsibility statement

edited by Ann & Jeff VanderMeer

Summary

Collection of stories centering around Dr. Thackery T. Lambshead's astonishing cabinet of curiosities, which is filled with artifacts and personal diaries and recreates the doctor's many exploits

Table Of Contents

Holy devices and infernal duds: the Broadmore exhibits: Electrical neurheographoitron / Minister Faust -- St. Brendan's shank / Kelly Barnhill -- Auble gun / Will Hindmarch -- Dacey's patent automatic nanny / Ted Chiang -- Threads / Carrie Vaughn. Honoring Lambshead: stories inspired by the cabinet: Ambrose and the ancient spirits of east and west / Garth Nix -- Relic / Jeffrey Ford -- Lord Dunsany's teapot / Naomi Novik -- Lot 558: shadow of my nephew by Wells, Charlotte / Holly Black -- Short history of Dunkelblau's Meistergarten / Tad Williams. Microbial alchemy and demented machinery: the Mignola exhibits: Addison Howell and the clockroach / Cherie Priest -- Sir Ranulph Wykeham-Rackham, GBE, a.k.a. Roboticus the all-knowing / Lev Grossman -- Shamalung (The diminutions) / Michael Moorcock -- Pulvadmonitor: the dust's warning / China MiévilleMiéville anomalies: The very shoe / Helen Oyeyemi -- Gallows-horse / Reza Negarestani. Further oddities: Thing in the jar / Michael Cisco -- Singing fish / Amal el-Mohtar -- Armor of Sir Locust / Stepan Chapman -- Key to the Castleblakeney key / Caitlin R. Kiernan -- Taking the rats to Riga / Jay Lake -- Book of categories / Charles Yu -- Objects discovered in a novel under construction / Alan Moore. Visits and departures: 1929: the singular taffy puller / N.K. Jemisin -- 1943: A brief note pertaining to the absence on one olivaceous cormorant, stuffed / Rachel Swirsky -- 1963: The argument against Louis Pasteur / Mary Lafferty -- 1972: The lichenologist's visit / Ekaterina Sedia -- 1995: Kneel / Brian Evenson -- 2000 Dr. Lambshead's dark room / S.J. Chambers -- 2003: The pea / Gio Clairval

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