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Annihilation

By Jeff VanderMeer
Series: The Southern Reach Trilogy
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Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer is a gripping science fiction novel set in a mysterious and abandoned region known as Area X. The story follows an expedition of four women—a biologist, an anthropologist, a psychologist, and a surveyor—sent to uncover the area's secrets. As they delve deeper, they encounter strange phenomena and face challenges that test their understanding of reality.
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Format: Paperback / softback
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This book may appeal to you if you're drawn to immersive, atmospheric sci-fi tales with a touch of the surreal. You'll find yourself captivated by the chilling exploration of a mysterious, ever-changing landscape and the tensions that arise among a team of scientists confronting the unknown. If you enjoy stories that blend psychological depth with the intrigue of an unexplained phenomenon, this will be a gripping read for you.

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Annihilation

’A contemporary masterpiece’ GUARDIAN

‘Creepy and fascinating’ STEPHEN KING

‘A psycho-geograpical tour de force’ FINANCIAL TIMES

(10th Anniversary Edition): The bestselling first science fiction novel in the now-classic Southern Reach Series

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'A contemporary masterpiece' Guardian

The first volume of the extraordinary Southern Reach Trilogy – now a major motion picture written and directed by Alex Garland (Ex Machina) and starring Natalie Portman and Oscar Isaac

For thirty years, Area X has remained mysterious and remote behind its intangible border – an environmental disaster zone, though to all appearances an abundant wilderness.

The Southern Reach, a secretive government agency, has sent eleven expeditions to investigate Area X. One has ended in mass suicide, another in a hail of gunfire, the eleventh in a fatal cancer epidemic.

Now four women embark on the twelfth expedition into the unknown.

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Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer is praised for its haunting, eerie, and unsettling atmosphere. Critics highlight its brilliant and innovative writing, with comparisons made to literary giants like Lovecraft and Conrad. The book is described as a contemporary masterpiece, noted for its tense and psychological thrills, leaving a lasting, haunting impression on readers.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780008139100

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 30 July 2015

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Fourth Estate Ltd

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 16.0mm

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 200g

Pages: 208

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About the Author

Jeff VanderMeer is an award-winning novelist and editor. His fiction has been translated into twenty languages and has appeared in the Library of America’s American Fantastic Tales and in multiple year’s-best anthologies. He writes non-fiction for the Washington Post, the New York Times Book Review, the Los Angeles Times, and the Guardian, among others. He grew up in the Fiji Islands and now lives in Tallahassee, Florida, with his wife.

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