Am 14. Februar 2001 von Fourth Estate Ltd veröffentlicht.
For thirty years, a secret agency called the Southern Reach has monitored expeditions into Area X, a remote and lush terrain mysteriously sequestered from civilization. After the twelfth expedition, the Southern Reach is in disarray, and John Rodriguez is the team's newly appointed head. From a series of interrogations, a cache of hidden notes, and more than two hundred hours of profoundly troubling video footage, the secrets of Area X begin to reveal themselves.
For thirty years, a secret agency called the Southern Reach has monitored expeditions into Area X, a remote and lush terrain mysteriously sequestered from civilization. After the twelfth expedition, the Southern Reach is in disarray, and John Rodriguez is the team's newly appointed head. From a series of interrogations, a cache of hidden notes, and more than two hundred hours of profoundly troubling video footage, the secrets of Area X begin to reveal themselves.
Almost stopped before I reached 100 pages. I'm glad I read it, and I'm going on to book 3. But this one was almost a DNF for me
Almost stopped before I reached 100 pages. I'm glad I read it, and I'm going on to book 3. But this one was almost a DNF for me
Despite being completely different from the first entry in terms of setting and protagonist, this worked perfectly as the continuation of the story. It was a contrast to other aspects of the first book, too: whereas Annihilation was intentionally built to be impersonal, distant from the characters (except the protagonist), Authority is the exact opposite in being all about the relationships between the protagonist and other characters. Inside of Area X vs. outside of Area X.
Again, this was excellently written, and, despite (or maybe because of) being outside of Area X this time, it was just as eerie as the first one!
Despite being completely different from the first entry in terms of setting and protagonist, this worked perfectly as the continuation of the story. It was a contrast to other aspects of the first book, too: whereas Annihilation was intentionally built to be impersonal, distant from the characters (except the protagonist), Authority is the exact opposite in being all about the relationships between the protagonist and other characters. Inside of Area X vs. outside of Area X.
Again, this was excellently written, and, despite (or maybe because of) being outside of Area X this time, it was just as eerie as the first one!
Slow creeping weirdness with a hectic ending. I'm looking forward to the next one.
Slow creeping weirdness with a hectic ending. I'm looking forward to the next one.
