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Book Two of the Southern Reach Trilogy
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The much anticipated second instalment in VanderMeer's Southern Reach trilogy
In Annihilation, Jeff VanderMeer introduced the mysteries of Area X-a remote and lush terrain mysteriously sequestered from civilization. It was the first volume of a projected trilogy; well in advance of publication, translation rights had sold all around the world, and a major movie deal had been struck. Just months later, the second volume is here.
For thirty years, the only human engagement with Area X has taken the form of a series of expeditions monitored by a secret agency called the Southern Reach. After the disastrous twelfth expedition chronicled in Annihilation, the Southern Reach is in disarray, and John Rodriguez (a.k.a. "Control") is the team's newly appointed head. From a series of interrogations, a cache of hidden notes and hours of profoundly troubling video footage, the secrets of Area X begin to reveal themselves-and what they expose pushes Control to confront disturbing truths about both himself and the agency he's promised to serve. And the consequences will reach much farther than that.
The Southern Reach trilogy will conclude in fall 2014 with Acceptance.
About this Author
JEFF VANDERMEERis an award-winning novelist and editor, most recently the author of the critically acclaimedBorneand theNew York Times-bestselling Southern Reach trilogy. VanderMeer is also the co-editor, with his wife, Ann VanderMeer, ofThe Big Book of Science Fiction. He grew up in the Fiji Islands and now lives in Tallahassee, Florida.
Web:JeffVanderMeer.com
Twitter:@JeffVanderMeer
Reviews
Praise for Annihilation:
"A tense and chilling psychological thriller about an unravelling expedition and the strangeness within us. A little Kubrick, a lot Lovecraft, the novel builds with an unbearable tension and claustrophobic dread that lingers long afterwards. I loved it." --Lauren Beukes, award-winning author of Zoo City and The Shining Girls
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