The Third Bear: SSC
β Scribed by VanderMeer, Jeff
- Publisher
- Tachyon Publications; Gazelle [distributor], Tachyon
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 226 KB
- Edition
- 1st ed
- Category
- Fiction
- City
- Lancaster, San Francisco, Calif.
- ISBN
- 1616960175
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β¦ Synopsis
A collection of Jeff VanderMeer's surreal and absurdist short fiction.
β¦ Subjects
FICTION--Short Stories (single author);Fantasy fiction, American;Literature;Fantasy fiction;Fiction;Electronic books;Short stories;FICTION -- Short Stories (single author)
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