Hummingbird Salamander, Jeff VanderMeer
Hummingbird Salamander, Jeff VanderMeer
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Hummingbird Salamander

Author: Jeff VanderMeer

Narrator: Lisa Flanagan

Unabridged: 11 hr 36 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/06/2021


Synopsis

From the author of Annihilation, a brilliant speculative thriller of dark conspiracy, endangered species, and the possible end of all thingsSecurity consultant “Jane Smith” receives an envelope with a key to a storage unit that holds a taxidermied hummingbird and clues leading her to a taxidermied salamander. Silvina, the dead woman who left the note, is a reputed ecoterrorist and the daughter of an Argentine industrialist. By taking the hummingbird from the storage unit, Jane sets in motion a series of events that quickly spin beyond her control.Soon, Jane and her family are in danger, with few allies to help her make sense of the true scope of the peril. Is the only way to safety to follow in Silvina’s footsteps? Is it too late to stop? As she desperately seeks answers about why Silvina contacted her, time is running out—for her and possibly for the world.Hummingbird Salamander is Jeff VanderMeer at his brilliant, cinematic best, wrapping profound questions about climate change, identity, and the world we live in into a tightly plotted thriller full of unexpected twists and elaborate conspiracy.

About Jeff VanderMeer

Jeff VanderMeer is the author of Dead Astronauts, Borne, and the Southern Reach trilogy, the first volume of which, Annihilation, won the Nebula Award and the Shirley Jackson Award for best novel and was adapted into a movie by Alex Garland. VanderMeer speaks and writes frequently about issues relating to climate change as well as urban rewilding. He lives in Tallahassee, Florida, on the edge of a ravine, with his wife, Ann VanderMeer, and their cat, Neo.

About Lisa Flanagan

Lisa Flanagan is a classically trained soprano, comedian, voice-over artist, and Earphones Award–winning narrator.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Nilufer

Cryptic, claustrophobic, complex, confusing! So many C words can be used to define this rich, fresh, stunning mysterious story dances between dystopian sci-fi, thought provoking suspense and ecological mystery! We patiently learn to walk in the dark as the author gives us small hints about the MC’s......more

I hate writing reviews for books I didn't like. Unfortunately this is one of those. And to think it's a Jeff VanderMeer book! But alas I have to be honest, the reality is I was psyched for Hummingbird Salamander and ended up massively disappointed. Here's why: Genre Confusion Part of the problem with......more


Quotes

“This is climate fiction at its most urgent and gripping.” New York Times

"You won’t look up even once while you’re reading.” Washington Post

“This madcap mystery offers plenty of charms, as well as something much darker.” New York Times Book Review

“Like your favorite Hollywood blockbuster…ecoterrorists, evil corporations, a race to defuse doomsday weapons, gunfire, fisticuffs, action sequences, and hair-raising escapes.” Los Angeles Times

“Celebrates nature while inviting us to contemplate the effects of contamination, pandemics, and other crises and how none of them make us ‘even blink anymore.’” San Francisco Chronicle

“Will leave you in the dark for as long as it possibly can, before divulging it all in a shocking reveal.” Mystery Suspense magazine

“An eco-thriller…and an entertaining whirlwind.” Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

“VanderMeer knocks his conspiracy thriller out of the park.” Booklist (starred review)

“[A] mix of thriller and biotech speculative fiction…Exquisite prose pulls the reader deep into the labyrinthine plot.” Publishers Weekly (starred review)

“A taut, breakneck thriller.” AV Club


Awards

  • Washington Post Pick
  • A.V. Club Pick
  • BuzzFeed Books Pick
  • Reader’s Digest Pick
  • Electric Literature
  • New York Times Book Review Editor’s Choice