Annihilation
About this book
Area X has been cut off from the rest of the continent for decades. Nature has reclaimed the last vestiges of human civilization. The twelfth expedition arrives expecting the unexpected, and Area X delivers. They discover a massive topographic anomaly and life-forms that surpass understanding. But it's the surprises that came across the border with them, and the secrets the expedition members are keeping from one another that change everything.
Reader Profile
3.9/5 · 1916 readers · 208 pages · ≈ 3 h 51 m · Moderate
What order should I read the Southern Reach Series series?
Read Annihilation first, then follow the publication order above — Acceptance.
How long does it take to read Annihilation?
About ≈ 3 h 51 m — 208 pages, assuming roughly 250 words per page at 225 words per minute.
How many pages is Annihilation?
208 pages in its most-read edition.
What genre is Annihilation?
It sits on the Paranormal, Horror, Science Fiction shelves.
Has Annihilation been made into a movie or TV show?
Yes — screen adaptations include Annihilation (2018).
Is Annihilation in the public domain?
No — it is still under copyright.
Who wrote Annihilation?
Jeff VanderMeer.
Southern Reach Series — reading order
- → Annihilation (2014) you are here
- 1 Acceptance (2014)
“The tower, which was not supposed to be there, plunges into the earth in a place just before the black pine forest begins to give way to swamp and then the reeds and wind-gnarled trees of the marsh flats. Beyond the marsh flats and the natural canals lies the ocean and, a little farther down the coast, a derelict lighthouse. All of this part of the country had been abandoned for decades, for reaso”