3.9
2 of 2
Fantasy & SciFi
In the second volume of the Southern Reach Trilogy, questions are answered, stakes are raised, and mysteries are deepened …
Following the disastrous twelfth expedition chronicled in ‘Annihilation’, the second book of the Southern Reach trilogy introduces John Rodriguez, the new head of the government agency responsible for the safeguarding of Area X. His first day is spent grappling with the fall-out from the last expedition. Area X itself remains a mystery. But, as instructed by a higher authority known only as The Voice, the self-styled Control must battle to ‘put his house in order’.
From a series of interrogations, a cache of hidden notes and hours of profoundly troubling video footage, the mysteries of Area X begin to reveal themselves—and what they expose pushes Control to confront disturbing truths about both himself and the agency he’s promised to serve.
Undermined and under pressure to make sense of everything, Rodriguez retreats into his past in a labyrinthine search for answers. Yet the more he uncovers, the more he risks, for the secrets of the Southern Reach are more sinister than anyone could have known.
© 2014 Fourth Estate (Luisterboek): 9780007564576
Publicatiedatum
Luisterboek: 22 mei 2014
3.9
2 of 2
Fantasy & SciFi
In the second volume of the Southern Reach Trilogy, questions are answered, stakes are raised, and mysteries are deepened …
Following the disastrous twelfth expedition chronicled in ‘Annihilation’, the second book of the Southern Reach trilogy introduces John Rodriguez, the new head of the government agency responsible for the safeguarding of Area X. His first day is spent grappling with the fall-out from the last expedition. Area X itself remains a mystery. But, as instructed by a higher authority known only as The Voice, the self-styled Control must battle to ‘put his house in order’.
From a series of interrogations, a cache of hidden notes and hours of profoundly troubling video footage, the mysteries of Area X begin to reveal themselves—and what they expose pushes Control to confront disturbing truths about both himself and the agency he’s promised to serve.
Undermined and under pressure to make sense of everything, Rodriguez retreats into his past in a labyrinthine search for answers. Yet the more he uncovers, the more he risks, for the secrets of the Southern Reach are more sinister than anyone could have known.
© 2014 Fourth Estate (Luisterboek): 9780007564576
Publicatiedatum
Luisterboek: 22 mei 2014
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yneke
26 feb 2021
Is goeie boek
AJ
5 feb 2023
Authority is the second instalment in the three novel Area X series (as popularised by the Alex Garland film). It follows the life of control, who recently took over the running of the Area X base and, as such, does not venture into Area X itself. It's a slow burn that focuses more on the psychological impact and paranoia, which people tend to suffer from when subjected to the unknown in an environment of secrecy, where having more knowledge is always leverage. The novel is a slow-burn that deals with very awkward characters in a masterful manner, but it might be too much for a lot of readers who prefer a more plot driven story.
Jess
6 mei 2022
Goeie personages, traag maar intrigerend verhaal, bizar
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