Description
In this gripping second installment of the Southern Reach Trilogy, newly appointed agency head John Rodriguez—known as "Control"—inherits a fractured organization reeling from a catastrophic expedition into the mysterious Area X. Through interrogations, hidden notes, and disturbing video evidence, Control begins to uncover the unsettling truths that have been concealed about the remote, sequestered terrain and the agency's thirty-year obsession with understanding it. As the secrets of Area X unravel, Control finds himself confronting deeply personal revelations that challenge everything he thought he knew about himself and his mission. VanderMeer masterfully deepens the trilogy's enigmatic atmosphere, raising the stakes while resisting easy answers—instead offering revelations that are far more unsettling than the mysteries they replace. A haunting exploration of institutional corruption, identity, and the unknowable, Authority propels readers toward the trilogy's climactic conclusion.
Available Editions
paperback
Macmillan
Published May 6, 2014
353 pages
ISBN: 9780374104108
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First Published
2014
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for Authority by Jeff VanderMeer.