Annihilation by Philip Athans
Annihilation, the first book in Jeff VanderMeer's acclaimed Southern Reach Trilogy tells the thrilling, haunting story of a biologist on an expedition into territory that is both unknown and discomfitingly familiar, as she searches for answers to her husband's tragic disappearance and the puzzle that is Area X.
Area X has been cut off from the rest of the continent for decades. Nature has reclaimed the last vestiges of human civilization. The first expedition returned with reports of a pristine, Edenic landscape; all the members of the second expedition committed suicide; the third expedition died in a hail of gunfire as its members turned on one another; the members of the eleventh expedition returned as shadows of their former selves, and within months of their return, all had died of aggressive cancer. This is the twelfth expedition. Their group is made up of four women: an anthropologist; a surveyor; a psychologist, the de facto leader; and our narrator, a biologist. Their mission is to map the terrain and collect specimens; to record all their observations, scientific and otherwise, of their surroundings and of one another; and, above all, to avoid being contaminated by Area X itself. They arrive expecting the unexpected, and Area X delivers--they discover a massive topographic anomaly and life-forms that surpass understanding--but it's the surprises that came across the border with them, and the secrets the expedition members are keeping from one another, that change everything.
Philip Athans is the New York Times best-selling author of Annihilation and more than a dozen other books, including The Guide to Writing Fantasy and Science Fiction. He teaches creative writing, appears at numerous conferences and conventions, and is a freelance editor, ghostwriter, and publishing consultant (www.athansassociates.com). His blog, Fantasy Author's Handbook, is updated every Tuesday, and you can follow him on Twitter @PhilAthans.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780786932375 |
| ISBN 10 | 0786932376 |
| Title | Annihilation |
| Author | Philip Athans |
| Series | War Of Spider Queen S |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Wizards of the Coast |
| Year published | 2004-06-01 |
| Number of pages | 320 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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