3.7
Annihilation
'A contemporary masterpiece' GUARDIAN
'Creepy and fascinating' STEPHEN KING
'A psycho-geograpical tour de force' FINANCIAL TIMES
THE BASIS FOR A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE
A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
WINNER OF THE NEBULA AWARD FOR BEST NOVEL
With an introduction by Karen Joy Fowler
In Annihilation, the first volume of Jeff VanderMeer's now-classic Southern Reach series, Area X has been cut off from the rest of the continent for decades and nature has reclaimed the last vestiges of human civilisation. Expedition after expedition into Area X has failed to uncover its mysteries and the true nature of its danger to the world.
Now a twelfth expedition makes the attempt, a group of four women: an anthropologist, a surveyor, a psychologist and the 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.
A harrowing cosmic mystery at the vanguard of eco-fiction, Annihilation has only become more pertinent to our reality ten years after its first publication.
'Powerful and echoing' NEW STATESMAN
'Genuinely potent and dream-haunting' GUARDIAN
'Arresting, unsettling, and unforgettable' NEW YORKER
FictionLiteraryMystery & DetectiveScience FictionAction & AdventureThrillers
RELEASED2015
PUBLISHERFourth Estate
LENGTH195
LANGUAGEEN
Jeff VanderMeer is a writer and editor whose fiction merges elements of science fiction, fantasy, and the weird. His stories frequently examine the intricate connection between humanity and the natural world, uncovering strange and sometimes unsettling phenomena. He is widely recognized for the Southern Reach trilogy, which delves into the enigma of Area X, a cryptic and potentially extraterrestrial zone. Beyond this series, his novels such as Borne, Hummingbird Salamander, and Dead Astronauts depict futures shaped by biotechnology, environmental collapse, and the rise of unusual new lifeforms. VanderMeer has also co-edited several notable anthologies, including The New Weird, The Weird, and The Big Book of Science Fiction, often working alongside his wife, Ann VanderMeer.
3.7
Annihilation
'A contemporary masterpiece' GUARDIAN
'Creepy and fascinating' STEPHEN KING
'A psycho-geograpical tour de force' FINANCIAL TIMES
THE BASIS FOR A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE
A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
WINNER OF THE NEBULA AWARD FOR BEST NOVEL
With an introduction by Karen Joy Fowler
In Annihilation, the first volume of Jeff VanderMeer's now-classic Southern Reach series, Area X has been cut off from the rest of the continent for decades and nature has reclaimed the last vestiges of human civilisation. Expedition after expedition into Area X has failed to uncover its mysteries and the true nature of its danger to the world.
Now a twelfth expedition makes the attempt, a group of four women: an anthropologist, a surveyor, a psychologist and the 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.
A harrowing cosmic mystery at the vanguard of eco-fiction, Annihilation has only become more pertinent to our reality ten years after its first publication.
'Powerful and echoing' NEW STATESMAN
'Genuinely potent and dream-haunting' GUARDIAN
'Arresting, unsettling, and unforgettable' NEW YORKER
FictionLiteraryMystery & DetectiveScience FictionAction & AdventureThrillersSuspenseTechnological
RELEASED2015
PUBLISHERFourth Estate
LENGTH195
LANGUAGEEN
Jeff VanderMeer is a writer and editor whose fiction merges elements of science fiction, fantasy, and the weird. His stories frequently examine the intricate connection between humanity and the natural world, uncovering strange and sometimes unsettling phenomena. He is widely recognized for the Southern Reach trilogy, which delves into the enigma of Area X, a cryptic and potentially extraterrestrial zone. Beyond this series, his novels such as Borne, Hummingbird Salamander, and Dead Astronauts depict futures shaped by biotechnology, environmental collapse, and the rise of unusual new lifeforms. VanderMeer has also co-edited several notable anthologies, including The New Weird, The Weird, and The Big Book of Science Fiction, often working alongside his wife, Ann VanderMeer.
