Annihilation: A Novel (10th Anniversary Edition)

by Jeff VanderMeer

Book Overview

SPECIAL 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 world for years. Nature has reclaimed the last vestiges of human civilization. Expeditions...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1250824044
• ISBN13: 9781250824042
• Release Date: July 2024
• Publisher: Picador USA
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.39 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.1" x 7.5"

Customer Reviews

Great eco-science fiction.

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!

Great book kept my interest until the end

It was a great read. I enjoyed it until the end. I will have to read it again because I know that I missed some of the more complex ideas. The copy I received thought had dried coffer or beverage on it. They could have cleaned it up before they sent it.

Simple yet haunting

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

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

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

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.

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.