{"product_id":"absolution-a-southern-reach-novel-9781250397805","title":"Absolution: A Southern Reach Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLocus Awards Finalist \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eONE OF THE MOST ANTICIPATED BOOKS OF THE YEAR: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e The Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e New York \u003c\/i\u003emagazine, \u003ci\u003e Time\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eKirkus\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Literary Hub\u003c\/i\u003e, Goodreads\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eAbsolution\u003c\/i\u003e opens decades before Area X forms, with a science expedition whose mysterious end suggests terrifying consequences for the future--and marks the Forgotten Coast as a high priority for Central, the shadowy federal agency that monitors extraordinary threats. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMany years later, the Forgotten Coast files wind up in the hands of a washed-up Central operative, Old Jim. He starts pulling a thread that reveals a long, troubling record of government agents meddling with forces they clearly cannot comprehend. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOld Jim's investigation culminates in the first Central expedition into what has now been labeled Area X. A border has come down, and a full team has been assembled to find Area X's \"off switch\" somewhere in the volatile, dangerous terrain that has defied all attempts to be explored, mapped, or controlled. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eAbsolution\u003c\/i\u003e converges the past, present, and future in unnerving, ecstatic, and mind-bending ways. It is the final word on one of the most provocative and popular speculative fiction series of our time.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJeff VanderMeer\u003c\/b\u003e is the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eHummingbird Salamander\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eBorne \u003c\/i\u003enovels, the \u003ci\u003eSouthern Reach \u003c\/i\u003eseries, the \u003ci\u003eAmbergris\u003c\/i\u003e trilogy, and \u003ci\u003eVeniss Underground\u003c\/i\u003e. He writes widely about issues relating to climate change and the environment.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Picador USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51661501366546,"sku":"9781250397805","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_99ed4049-8f78-4244-905e-80997de4006c.jpg?v=1760446353","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/absolution-a-southern-reach-novel-9781250397805","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}