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by Jeff VanderMeer

2014•Science fiction•352 pages

Taste attributes: science fictionhorrormonster/alien/supernaturalpsychologicalfresh & originalunsavouryheavyimaginaryintricateglossybig & variedsolving the riddle/not as it seemsall consuming questtroubled leads

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Boxlist takeAn otherworldly, dark science-fiction novel: polished and sweeping. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.

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3.4 / 5

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About This Book

From the publisher--- It is winter in Area X, the mysterious wilderness that has defied explanation for thirty years, rebuffing expedition after expedition, refusing to reveal its secrets. As Area X expands, the agency tasked with investigating and overseeing it--the Southern Reach--has collapsed on itself in confusion.

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Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

Science fictionHorrorMonster/alien/supernaturalPsychologicalSolving the riddle/not as it seemsAll consuming questTroubled leads

Subjects

Missing personsScientistsPsychic abilityScientific expeditionsBody horrorHorrorQuarantine

Details

Author
Jeff VanderMeer
Published
2014
Pages
352
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