![]() Southern Reach is both the title of the series and the name of a secret government agency tasked with overseeing a mysterious coastal land (possibly in Florida?) known as Area X. ![]() If there is anyone who is up to the task of writing a trilogy that combines the mysterious appeal of Lost, a dash of gothic horror and a twist of “weird,” it’s VanderMeer. We’ve looked at previous books by the Nebula award-winning author like City of Saints and Madmen, The Steampunk Bible and Monstrous Creatures. GeekDad readers are no doubt familiar with VanderMeer’s work. ![]() I’ve just made a new addition to that collection, Jeff VanderMeer’s Southern Reach Trilogy: Annihilation, Authority and Acceptance. Classics like Dune, Lord of the Rings and Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy are examples of series that satisfy all three of my preferred criteria and are on my regular rotation for re-reading every few years. Of course being a good book is even more important if it’s a series, even better. At the risk of sounding shallow, in the olden time bookstore days, I used to browse the Sci-Fi section in search of wide spines, followed by a quick glance inside covers to verify a potential target book’s font hadn’t been boosted in size to make it look more impressive. I enjoy reading and I’m especially fond of a long, involved story I can be invested in. Southern Reach Trilogy: Annihilation, Authority and Acceptance. ![]()
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