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Authority (Paperback, 2014)

Paperback, 341 pages

English language

Published Aug. 20, 2014

ISBN:
978-0-374-10410-8
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OCLC Number:
851421063
Goodreads:
18077769

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3 stars (1 review)

"In the second volume of the Southern Reach Trilogy, questions are answered, stakes are raised, and mysteries are deepened. In Annihilation, Jeff VanderMeer introduced Area X--a remote and lush terrain mysteriously sequestered from civilization. This was the first volume of a projected trilogy; well in advance of publication, translation rights had already sold around the world and a major movie deal had been struck. Just months later, Authority, the second volume, is here. For thirty years, the only human engagement with Area X has taken the form of a series of expeditions monitored by a secret agency called the Southern Reach. After the disastrous twelfth expedition chronicled in Annihilation, the Southern Reach is in disarray, and John Rodriguez, aka "Control," is the team's newly appointed head. From a series of interrogations, a cache of hidden notes, and hours of profoundly troubling video footage, the secrets of Area X begin to …

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Like if you had PTSD from a bad office job — but sci-fi

3 stars

Quite a different tone from the first novel. Someone else said something like a bureaucratic suspense thriller, and I think that is a good way to put it. Not my fave in the series but I look forward to reading the final book.

Subjects

  • Quests (Expeditions)
  • Fiction
  • Psychic ability
  • Scientists