Annihilation: A Novel (The Southern Reach Series, 1)

Annihilation: A Novel (The Southern Reach Series, 1)

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 anotioner 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 If J J Abrams Margaret Atwood and Alan Weisman collaborated on a novel it might be this awesome 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 all the members of the second expedition committed suicide the third expedition died 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 months of their return all had died of aggressive cancer This is the twelfth expedition Their 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 and collect specimens t
Country USA
Brand FSG Originals
Manufacturer FSG Originals
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 21451464
ReleaseDate 2014-02-04
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780374104092

Country	USA
Brand	FSG Originals
Manufacturer	FSG Originals
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	21451464
ReleaseDate	2014-02-04
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780374104092

Annihilation: A Novel (The Southern Reach Series, 1)

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