Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer is a Nebula Award-winning novel that follows a nameless biologist on a surreal, twelfth expedition into a mysterious, environmental anomaly known as Area X. Where to Find the eBook (EPUB)
"VanderMeer writes like a biologist who has gone insane from staring at tide pools too long. The prose is sticky. It gets under your skin. Read it as an Epub so you can highlight the lines that break your brain."
"Annihilation" is a 2014 novel by Jeff Vandermeer, an American author known for his works in the science fiction, fantasy, and horror genres. The book is the first in the Southern Reach Trilogy, followed by "Authority" and "Acceptance". The story revolves around a group of scientists and soldiers who venture into a mysterious, alien-infested area known as Area X, where the laws of nature do not apply.
The first expedition returned claiming a pristine paradise. The second ended in mass suicide. The third turned on itself with gunfire. The eleventh returned as emotional ghosts, dying of accelerated cancer. Now, the twelfth expedition—comprising four women: a psychologist, an anthropologist, a surveyor, and our narrator, the biologist—ventures into the unknown.
