Authority

Authority

2014 • 353 pages

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John Rodriguez, the new head of a secret agency tasked to monitor Area X—a lush and remote terrain mysteriously sequestered from civilization—is faced with disturbing truths about himself and the agency he has sworn to serve when the secrets of Area X begin to reveal themselves. Original. 50,000 first printing.

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Southern Reach

Southern Reach is a 4-book series with 4 primary works first released in 2014 with contributions by Jeff VanderMeer.

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January 1, 2016
August 1, 2014

Could and should have been half as long. Drags and turns a creative premise into a slog. The first was great and still worth reading.

March 12, 2017

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