{"product_id":"absolution-book-jeff-vandermeer-9781250397805","title":"Absolution","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eBESTSELLER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eLocus Awards Finalist\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eONE OF THE MOST ANTICIPATED BOOKS OF THE YEAR:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNew York\u003c\/i\u003e magazine, \u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eKirkus\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLiterary Hub\u003c\/i\u003e, Goodreads\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eFeaturing a new introduction by award-winning author Julia Armfield.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eAbsolution\u003c\/i\u003e opens decades before Area X forms, with a science expedition whose mysterious end suggests terrifying consequences for the future--and marks the Forgotten Coast as a high priority for Central, the shadowy federal agency that monitors extraordinary threats.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Many years later, the Forgotten Coast files wind up in the hands of a washed-up Central operative, Old Jim. He starts pulling a thread that reveals a long, troubling record of government agents meddling with forces they clearly cannot comprehend.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Old Jim's investigation culminates in the first Central expedition into what has now been labeled Area X. A border has come down, and a full team has been assembled to find Area X's \"off switch\" somewhere in the volatile, dangerous terrain that has defied all attempts to be explored, mapped, or controlled.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAbsolution\u003c\/i\u003e converges the past, present, and future in unnerving, ecstatic, and mind-bending ways. It is the final word on one of the most provocative and popular speculative fiction series of our time.\u003c\/p\u003e a X. A border has come down, and a full team has been assembled to find Area X's \"off switch\" somewhere in the volatile, dangerous terrain that has defied all attempts to be explored, mapped, or controlled.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAbsolution\u003c\/i\u003e converges the past, present, and future in unnerving, ecstatic, and mind-bending ways. It is the final word on one of the most provocative and popular speculative fiction series of our time.a X. A border has come down, and a full team has been assembled to find Area X's \"off switch\" somewhere in the volatile, dangerous terrain that has defied all attempts to be explored, mapped, or controlled.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAbsolution\u003c\/i\u003e converges the past, present, and future in unnerving, ecstatic, and mind-bending ways. It is the final word on one of the most provocative and popular speculative fiction series of our time.a X. A border has come down, and a full team has been assembled to find Area X's \"off switch\" somewhere in the volatile, dangerous terrain that has defied all attempts to be explored, mapped, or controlled.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAbsolution\u003c\/i\u003e converges the past, present, and future in unnerving, ecstatic, and mind-bending ways. It is the final word on one of the most provocative and popular speculative fiction series of our time.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":52462451851537,"sku":"NIN9781250397805","price":18.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":53025150894353,"sku":"CIN1250397804G","price":8.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ GARDNERS","offer_id":53450457579793,"sku":"NGR9781250397805","price":24.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":53460325892369,"sku":"CIN1250397804VG","price":12.48,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ BOOKAZINE","offer_id":54598609371409,"sku":"NBZ9781250397805","price":18.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9781250397805.jpg?v=1759525381","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/absolution-book-jeff-vandermeer-9781250397805","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}