Thackery T Lambshead Pocket Guide To Eccentric & Discredited Diseases

A cast of fifty-eight contributors whose wisdom is compiled by Dr Jeff VanderMeer (author of Veniss Underground and The City of Saints and Madmen) who lives in Florida, and Dr Mark Roberts, a distinguished IT expert resident in Kent.

An amazing book ... plays delicious postmodernist games that are sure to delight the discerning (and slightly warped) reader. Publishers Weekly The editors of this remarkable book, Jeff VanderMeer and Mark Roberts, have set out shamelessly to parody our learned and noble profession ... the results are often hilarious. The Lancet One can always count on Jeff VanderMeer for his imaginative approach to fiction and the collections of stories he gathers as editor ... Now, along with co-editor Mark Roberts, VanderMeer has produced one of his most original and sumptuously fabricated collections to date. SFSite.com An enjoyable read. Some authors are better versed in the basic medical and scientific basics involved than others, but that was little indicator of which entries were the most entertaining. Don't forget your speculum! Bookslut.com There's a sense of fun to this book that's quite... well... infectious ... a shining example of what an anthology should be: a seamless collaboration of inventive minds which comes together in a whole that is significantly greater than its individual parts RevolutionSF.com An amazing book ... plays delicious postmodernist games that are sure to delight the discerning (and slightly warped) reader. Publishers Weekly The editors of this remarkable book, Jeff VanderMeer and Mark Roberts, have set out shamelessly to parody our learned and noble profession ... the results are often hilarious. The Lancet One can always count on Jeff VanderMeer for his imaginative approach to fiction and the collections of stories he gathers as editor ... Now, along with co-editor Mark Roberts, VanderMeer has produced one of his most original and sumptuously fabricated collections to date. SFSite.com An enjoyable read. Some authors are better versed in the basic medical and scientific basics involved than others, but that was little indicator of which entries were the most entertaining. Don't forget your speculum! Bookslut.com