A review by jilmian
Authority by Jeff VanderMeer

5.0

It's been a bit, but this book has absolutely stuck with me. It takes an interesting approach to following up annihilation by turning its focus on the southern reach itself from the perspective of someone thrown in to clean up the aftermath of the events of the first book. Like the influence of the anamolous Area X that the trilogy focuses on the book undergoes a slow metamorphosis over its pages that blooms into exciting revelations and probably one of the best scares I've ever read.