Book guide
Authority
As a secret agency unravels after a disastrous expedition, its new director digs into Area X and uncovers truths that threaten both his mission and his sense of self.
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About Authority
For thirty years, the only human engagement with Area X has taken the form of a series of expeditions monitored by a secret agency called the Southern Reach. After the disastrous twelfth expedition chronicled in 'Annihilation', the Southern Reach is in disarray, and John Rodriguez, aka 'Control, ' is the team's newly appointed head. From a series of interrogations, a cache of hidden notes, and hours of profoundly troubling video footage, the secrets 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
Reading signals
- Spice
- None
- Darkness
- Dark
- Pacing
- Slow
Series
Southern Reach · Book 2 of 5
Content warnings
- body horror
- gaslighting
- death
- confinement
- mental illness
- animal cruelty
- alcohol
- murder
