{"product_id":"wonderbook-revised-expanded-illustrated-guide-creating-imaginative-fiction-9781419729669-new","title":"Wonderbook (Revised and Expanded): The Illustrated Guide to Creating Imaginative Fiction","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e bestselling author Jeff VanderMeer, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eWonderbook\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e is the definitive guide to writing science fiction and fantasy, offering an accessible, example-rich, illustrated approach for writers and would-be writers that emphasizes the importance of playfulness as well as pragmatism.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"If worldbuilding gives you an S-class migraine, never fear. There's one book that every speculative fiction writer should read to learn about proper worldbuilding: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eWonderbook\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e.\" ―\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eBustle\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Aspiring writers of 'imaginative fiction'--whether science fiction, fantasy or other kinds--are in for a treat.\" ―Space.com\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJeff VanderMeer's modern masterpiece of instruction exploits the visual nature of genre culture and employs bold, full-color drawings, maps, renderings, and visualizations to stimulate creative thinking.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA true objet d'art, this overstuffed, full-color illustrated book features glorious Lovecraftian artwork of all sorts of outrageous monsters, as well as a host of advice winding their ways around the edges of the pages like marginalia in an illuminated monk's script. Yes, it's practical advice, useful to writers, but it also deserves a place on your coffee table for visitors to flip through and for you to look at again and again.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis revised and expanded edition features an additional 50 pages of diagrams, illustrations, and writing exercises creating the ultimate volume of inspiring advice that is also a stunning and inspiring object.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn addition, the book features sidebars and essays from some of the biggest names working in the field today, including: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eGeorge R. R. Martin\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eLev Grossman\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eNeil Gaiman\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael Moorcock\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eKim Stanley Robinson\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eCharles Yu\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eKaren Joy Fowler\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnd more!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"ABRAMS","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":67620545560866,"sku":"9781419729669-new","price":24.93,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0893\/4755\/5618\/files\/9781419729669.jpg?v=1793169364","url":"https:\/\/www.albakireads.com\/products\/wonderbook-revised-expanded-illustrated-guide-creating-imaginative-fiction-9781419729669-new","provider":"AlbakiReads","version":"1.0","type":"link"}