Borne (novel)
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| Author | Jeff VanderMeer |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | Rodrigo Corral |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Science fiction |
| Publisher | MCD/FSG (US) Fourth Estate (UK) |
Publication date | April 24, 2017 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | |
| Pages | 336 pp |
| ISBN | 978-0-00-815918-4 |
Borne is a 2017 novel by American writer Jeff VanderMeer. It concerns a post-apocalyptic city setting overrun by biotechnology.[1][2]
The novel takes place in the future, in the ruins of a nameless city dominated by a giant grizzly bear called "Mord". The perspective character, Rachel, is a scavenger in the city; she collects various genetically engineered organisms and experiments that were created by "the Company", a biotech firm. One day, while searching in Mord's fur, Rachel discovers a sea anemone-like creature that she names "Borne".[3]
Background
VanderMeer had for a long time considered writing about growing up in the South Pacific, where he lived as a child. One day the image of a sea anemone came to him, along with a hand which he knew belonged to Rachel, that reached out to grab the anemone from the fur of a giant bear. From that image, the rest of the city assembled itself. Mord was influenced by Richard Adams's Shardik, and his never explained ability to fly was inspired by a character in Angela Carter's Nights at the Circus.[4]
