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Absolution by Jeff VanderMeer
Ten years after the publication of Annihilation, the surprise fourth volume in Jeff VanderMeer’s blockbuster Southern Reach Trilogy.
When …
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Ten years after the publication of Annihilation, the surprise fourth volume in Jeff VanderMeer’s blockbuster Southern Reach Trilogy.
When …
A gruesome masterclass in escalating episodic cosmic body horror. I didn't expect to enjoy this so much. It's absolutely bonkers. Also it went straight to the heart of a genuine lifelong phobia of snails! Argh!!
A gruesome masterclass in escalating episodic cosmic body horror. I didn't expect to enjoy this so much. It's absolutely bonkers. Also it went straight to the heart of a genuine lifelong phobia of snails! Argh!!
On the first read I didn't really get into this. It was because at the time the Control character introduced in Authority I found a bit jarring. That didn't happen on the second read of Authority, and as a result Acceptance went down beautifully as well. Now that this is a quadrilogy I will be in posession of book 4 very soon. The Southern Reach tri/quadrilogy means a lot to me and has become smooshed together with Roadside Picnic, Blue Lake and The KLF: Chaos, Magic and the Band that Burnt A Million Pounds in my general headcannon. This will probably result in tattoo(s) at some point.
On the first read I didn't really get into this. It was because at the time the Control character introduced in Authority I found a bit jarring. That didn't happen on the second read of Authority, and as a result Acceptance went down beautifully as well. Now that this is a quadrilogy I will be in posession of book 4 very soon. The Southern Reach tri/quadrilogy means a lot to me and has become smooshed together with Roadside Picnic, Blue Lake and The KLF: Chaos, Magic and the Band that Burnt A Million Pounds in my general headcannon. This will probably result in tattoo(s) at some point.

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"In the second volume of the Southern Reach Trilogy, questions are answered, stakes are raised, and mysteries are deepened. In …