Annihilation follows in the tradition of Lovecraftian horror, with scientists running headlong into the unknowable. Written in the journal format of aAnnihilation follows in the tradition of Lovecraftian horror, with scientists running headlong into the unknowable. Written in the journal format of a found story, this account details the exploration of the eerily pristine wilderness coastline that has destroyed twelve previous expeditions. The only landmark is a lonely lighthouse, but the light is out.
The heroine is more comfortable with isolation than most. Her writing style reflects her academia, and she struggles to find scientific meaning amidst doom. Like all good horror, this story conceals more than it reveals. Readers expecting tell-all science fiction may be disappointed, though we are given enough to hypothesize. I prefer to embrace the mystery, and to that end I was satisfied with the resolution. If there's one thing we learn from science it's that we know almost nothing....more
I knew this was the right book for me up reading descriptions of corpse engines with gears made of severed toes. This isn't your Disney-lite zombie apI knew this was the right book for me up reading descriptions of corpse engines with gears made of severed toes. This isn't your Disney-lite zombie apocalypse. The Black Fire Concerto takes horror to Lovecraftian levels, accompanied by spectral harps of burning nightmare fire and sniper-rifle flutes. You really don't want to interrupt this concert.
This book has more immediacy than most published epic fantasy. I might be tempted to call it young adult fantasy, given the heroine's age, but there's no romantic encumbrance typical to the genre. The protagonist does change and grow, so it would be unfair of me to think of her as a mere foil to the relentless personality of her lady mentor. But I do....more
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