![]() ![]() The story follows John Rodriguez, the incoming Director for the Southern Reach, the government agency that maintains Area X. Annihilation was the warning, Authority is the beginnings of a diagnosis. ![]() Authority allowed me to put what I’d learned into practice. But the ones that change, the ones that don’t match the pattern, those are the ones to show the doctor. I don’t worry about the moles and freckles that have always looked exactly the same. Tics and patterns are a little like moles and freckles on your skin. ![]() You need the warnings from the first book to know what tics to look for, what patterns to watch for in the second. Although there is very little overlap in characters, you can’t skip any steps here. Annihilation will tell you what to look for in Authority. It goes without saying, but you need to read these books in order. It’s a fantasy trip to Area X because I can close the book and believe I am safe. Each turn of the page is another step closer to the lighthouse, each rock turned over is another secret unearthed. Reading the Southern Reach books is a little like a fantasy visit to Area X. If you’ve read just the first book in the series (or are planning to), check out this unbelievably awesome annotated excerpt from Annihilation, complete with cool pictures and commentary! If you have not read that book (but are planning to), you may want to skip this entire article. WARNING: there are some minor spoilers here for the first book in the series, Annihilation. Authority by Jeff Vandermeer (Southern Reach #2) ![]()
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