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A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE FROM ALEX GARLAND, STARRING NATALIE PORTMAN AND OSCAR ISAAC
NOW AVAILBLE IN A SPECIAL NEW TENTH ANNIVERSARY EDITION The Southern Reach Trilogy begins with Annihilation, the Nebula Award-winning novel that "reads as if Verne or Wellsian adventurers exploring a mysterious island had warped through into a Kafkaesque nightmare world" (Kim Stanley Robinson). Area X has been cut off from the rest of the continent for decades. Nature has reclaimed the last vestiges of human civilization. The first expedition returned with reports of a pristine, Edenic landscape; the second expedition ended in mass suicide; the third expedition in a hail of gunfire as its members turned on one another. The members of the eleventh expedition returned as shadows of their former selves, and within weeks, all had died of cancer. In Annihilation, the first volume of Jeff VanderMeer's Southern Reach trilogy, we join the twelfth expedition. The group is made up of four women: an anthropologist; a surveyor; a psychologist, the de facto leader; and our narrator, a biologist. Their mission is to map the terrain, record all observations of their surroundings and of one another, and, above all, avoid being contaminated by Area X itself. They arrive expecting the unexpected, and Area X delivers--they discover a massive topographic anomaly and life forms that surpass understanding--but it's the surprises that came across the border with them and the secrets the expedition members are keeping from one another that change everything.Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0374537151
ISBN13:9780374537159
Release Date:February 2018
Publisher:MCD X Fsg Originals
Length:208 Pages
Weight:0.37 lbs.
Dimensions:0.8" x 5.0" x 7.3"
Customer Reviews
6 ratings
Great eco-science fiction.
Published by jbhamann , 8 months ago
Part climate change commentary, part science fiction, this is a modern literary classic. Vivid with great characters and a rich world with a hint of horror, this is not one to miss!
Simple yet haunting
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 1 year ago
Never have I read a book that could be so steadily paced with rich vocabulary and a plot that cannot be predicted. The action is not typical; it's more suspenseful in being unsure as the reader of what will happen next. Just as unsure as those in the current expedition. I would recommend this book.
It’s trippy, man
Published by Ariah Mitchell , 2 years ago
What a bizarre and fantastical piece of literature. Part fantasy, part science, part out-of-this-world weirdness. I think both the book and movie can be enjoyed immensely.
A Perfect Start to the Southern Reach Trilogy
Published by thebookcryptid , 4 years ago
I loved everything about this book. I personally really related to the protagonist and felt as though I really understood her. The plot is interesting and harrowing and I stayed up late to read this many a night because I just couldn’t put it down. The best thing is if you don’t feel like reading the whole trilogy then this works very well as a stand alone.
Fantastic but foreboding
Published by anon , 5 years ago
Creepy as all heck, and one of the best-written horror stories that I've read, even though it's technically science fiction.
Smart, Creepy, and will stay with you.
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 6 years ago
Brilliant book! It is beautiful and descriptive. It is haunting. And will surely haunt you. I cannot wait to buy the other two novels to learn more about this world.
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