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10. MP3 CD Audiobook ACE CreationA new ACE for ISBN 9781482956740 needs to be created with the following information:
TITLE: Annihilation
AUTHOR: Jeff VanderMeer
INTRODUCTION: Karen Joy Fowler
NARRATOR: Carolyn McCormick, January LaVoy
ISBN-10: 1482956748
ISBN-13: 9781482956740
ASIN: 1482956748
PUBLISHER: Blackstone Publishing
DATE PUBLISHED: July 30, 2024
NUMBER OF PAGES: 7
FORMAT: Audio CD
DESCRIPTION: [same as Entry 7]
EDITION LANGUAGE: English
COVER ART: https://dsxuu8etcj8kw.cloudfront.net/... // https://www.blackstonelibrary.com/ann...
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11. 2015 UK Paperback: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
- The description is incorrect. It should read as follows, transcribed from the back cover:
Welcome to Area X. An Edenic wilderness, an environmental disaster zone, a mystery for thirty years.
The Southern Reach, a secretive government agency, has sent eleven expeditions to investigate Area X. One has ended in mass suicide, another in a hail of gunfire, the eleventh in a fatal cancer epidemic.
Now four women embark on the twelfth expedition into the unknown.
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12. 2018 UK Paperback: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...
- The publication date is incorrect. It has “now a major film…” on the cover, and the movie didn’t come out until 2018. The copyright page doesn’t specify a month or year, but based on that we can assume that this edition was published in 2018.
- The description is incorrect. It should read as follows, transcribed from the back cover:
Welcome to Area X.
An Edenic wilderness, an environmental disaster zone, a mystery for thirty years.
The Southern Reach, a secretive government agency, has sent eleven expeditions to investigate Area X. One has ended in mass suicide, another in a hail of gunfire, the eleventh in a fatal cancer epidemic.
Now four women embark on the twelfth expedition into the unknown.
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13. UK Hardcover: Annihilation (ISBN 9780007550715)
- The description is incorrect. It should read as follows, transcribed from the description page in the book:
‘I SHALL BRING FORTH THE SEEDS OF THE DEAD’
For thirty years, Area X, monitored by the secret agency known as the Southern Reach, has remained mysterious and remote behind its intangible border – an environmental disaster zone, though to all appearances an abundant wilderness. Eleven expeditions have been sent in to investigate; even for those who have made it out alive, there have been terrible consequences.
Annihilation, the first book of the Southern Reach Trilogy, is the story of the twelfth expedition and is told by its nameless biologist. Introverted but highly intelligent, the biologist brings her own secrets with her. She is accompanied by a psychologist, an anthropologist, and a surveyor, their stated mission: to chart the land, take samples and expand the Southern Reach’s understanding of Area X.
But they soon find out that they are being manipulated by forces both strange and all too familiar. An unmapped tunnel is not as it first appears. An inexplicable moaning calls in the distance at dusk. And while each member of the expedition has surrendered to the authority of the Southern Reach, the power of Area X is far more difficult to resist.
Here, all will discover what it truly means to face the unknown. In Area X, they must adapt or die.
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14. Current UK Paperback: Annihilation (ISBN 9780008139100)
- The publication date is incorrect. It should be August 1, 2024.
- The page count is missing. WorldCat confirms 195: https://search.worldcat.org/title/929...
- The description is incorrect. It should read as follows:
In Annihilation, the first volume of Jeff VanderMeer’s now-classic Southern Reach series, Area X has been cut off from the rest of the continent for decades and nature has reclaimed the last vestiges of human civilisation. Expedition after expedition into Area X has failed to uncover its mysteries and the true nature of its danger to the world.
Now a twelfth expedition makes the attempt, a group of four women: an anthropologist, a surveyor, a psychologist and the narrator, a biologist. Their mission is to map the terrain, record all observations of their surroundings and of one another, and, above all, avoid being contaminated by Area X.
A harrowing cosmic mystery at the vanguard of eco-fiction, Annihilation has only become more pertinent to our reality ten years after its first publication.
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15. Current UK Ebook: Annihilation (ISBN 9780007550708)
- The opening paragraph in allcaps needs to be removed. By the time this 10th Anniversary edition was published, it was known that the Southern Reach series was no longer a trilogy.
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16. UK Kindle ACE Creation
A new ACE for ASIN B00EN5LEMG needs to be created with the following information:
TITLE: Annihilation
AUTHOR: Jeff VanderMeer
INTRODUCTION: Karen Joy Fowler
ASIN: B00EN5LEMG
PUBLISHER: Fourth Estate
DATE PUBLISHED: August 1, 2024
NUMBER OF PAGES: 210
FORMAT: Kindle
DESCRIPTION:
For thirty years, Area X has remained mysterious and remote behind its intangible border – an environmental disaster zone, though to all appearances an abundant wilderness.
The Southern Reach, a secretive government agency, has sent eleven expeditions to investigate Area X. One has ended in mass suicide, another in a hail of gunfire, the eleventh in a fatal cancer epidemic.
Now four women embark on the twelfth expedition into the unknown.
EDITION LANGUAGE: English
COVER ART: https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/8... // https://amzn.eu/d/9CICBnz
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17. Missing Edition: UK Audible
TITLE: Annihilation
AUTHOR: Jeff VanderMeer
NARRATOR: Carolyn McCormick
ASIN: B00IEDIL38
PUBLISHER: HarperCollins Publishers Limited
DATE PUBLISHED: Because the cover art matches the UK movie tie-in paperback’s cover art, the date would match as well; February 22, 2018
NUMBER OF PAGES: 6
FORMAT: Audible
DESCRIPTION:
For thirty years, Area X has remained mysterious and remote behind its intangible border – an environmental disaster zone, though to all appearances an abundant wilderness.
The Southern Reach, a secretive government agency, has sent eleven expeditions to investigate Area X. One has ended in mass suicide, another in a hail of gunfire, the eleventh in a fatal cancer epidemic.
Now four women embark on the twelfth expedition into the unknown.
EDITION LANGUAGE: English
COVER ART: https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/8... // https://amzn.eu/d/6SQiVdv
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18. CA Paperback: Annihilation (ISBN 9781443428392)
- The description is incorrect. It should read as follows:
Area X has been cut off from the rest of the continent for decades. Nature has reclaimed the last vestiges of human civilization, and the government is involved in sending secret missions to explore Area X. The first expedition returned with reports of a pristine, Edenic landscape; all the members of the second expedition committed suicide; the third expedition died in a hail of gunfire as its members turned on one another; the members of the eleventh expedition returned as shadows of their former selves, and within months of their return, all had died of aggressive cancer.
Annihilation opens with the twelfth expedition. The group is composed of four women, including our narrator, a biologist. Their mission is to map the terrain and collect specimens; to record all of their observations, scientific and otherwise; and, above all, to avoid succumbing to the unpredictable effects of Area X itself.
What they discover shocks them: first, a massive topographic anomaly that does not appear on any map; and second, life forms beyond anything they're equipped to understand. But it's the surprises that came across the border with them that change everything – the secrets of the expedition members themselves, including our narrator. What do they really know about Area X – and each other?
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19. CA Movie Tie-In Paperback: Annihilation (ISBN 9781443453783)
- The description is incorrect. It should read as follows:
Area X has been cut off from the rest of the continent for decades. Nature has reclaimed the last vestiges of human civilization. The first expedition returned with reports of an Edenic landscape, the second ended in mass suicide and the third in a hail of gunfire as its members turned on one another. The members of the eleventh expedition returned as short-lived shadows of their former selves. In Annihilation, we join the twelfth expedition.
The group is made up of four women: a biologist, the narrator; a psychologist, the de facto leader; an anthropologist and a surveyor. Their mission is to map the terrain, record all observations of their surroundings and of one another and, above all, avoid being contaminated by Area X itself. They arrive expecting the unexpected, and Area X delivers—they discover life forms that surpass understanding. But it’s the secrets they’ve carried across the border with them that change everything.
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20. Missing Edition: CA Audible
TITLE: Annihilation
AUTHOR: Jeff VanderMeer
NARRATOR: Carolyn McCormick
ASIN: B07C7LMLBK
PUBLISHER: Blackstone Audio, Inc.
DATE PUBLISHED: April 17, 2018
NUMBER OF PAGES: 6
FORMAT: Audible
DESCRIPTION:
Area X has been cut off from the rest of the continent for decades. Nature has reclaimed the last vestiges of human civilization. The first expedition returned with reports of a pristine, Edenic landscape; all the members of the second expedition committed suicide; the third expedition died in a hail of gunfire as its members turned on one another; the members of the 11th expedition returned as shadows of their former selves, and within months of their return, all had died of aggressive cancer.
This is the 12th expedition. Their group is made up of four women: an anthropologist, a surveyor, a psychologist - the de facto leader - and a biologist, who is our narrator. Their mission is to map the terrain and collect specimens; to record all their observations, scientific and otherwise, of their surroundings and of one another; and, above all, to avoid being contaminated by Area X itself. They arrive expecting the unexpected, and Area X delivers - they discover a massive topographic anomaly and life-forms that surpass understanding - but it's the surprises that came across the border with them, and the secrets the expedition members are keeping from one another, that change everything.
EDITION LANGUAGE: English
COVER ART: https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/7... // https://a.co/d/725Q6kB
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21. US Ebook ACE Creation
A new ACE for ISBN 9781443428408 needs to be created with the following information:
TITLE: Annihilation
AUTHOR: Jeff VanderMeer
ISBN-10: 144342840X
ISBN-13: 9781443428408
ASIN: 144342840X
PUBLISHER: FSG Originals
DATE PUBLISHED: July 30, 2024
NUMBER OF PAGES: 208
FORMAT: Ebook
DESCRIPTION: [same as Entry 1]
EDITION LANGUAGE: English
COVER ART: https://mpd-biblio-covers.imgix.net/9... // https://us.macmillan.com/books/978037...
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22. Invalid Editions
All of the following editions need to be marked invalid.
A. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
B. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6...
C. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4...
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1. US Kindle ACE Creation
A new ACE for ASIN B00EGJ32A6 needs to be created with the following information:
TITLE: Annihilation
AUTHOR: Jeff VanderMeer
INTRODUCTION: Karen Joy Fowler
ASIN: B00EGJ32A6
PUBLISHER: FSG Originals
DATE PUBLISHED: July 30, 2024
NUMBER OF PAGES: 210
FORMAT: Kindle
DESCRIPTION:
The Southern Reach Trilogy begins with Annihilation, the Nebula Award-winning novel that "reads as if Verne or Wellsian adventurers exploring a mysterious island had warped through into a Kafkaesque nightmare world" (Kim Stanley Robinson).
Area X has been cut off from the rest of the continent for decades. Nature has reclaimed the last vestiges of human civilization. The first expedition returned with reports of a pristine, Edenic landscape; the second expedition ended in mass suicide; the third expedition in a hail of gunfire as its members turned on one another. The members of the eleventh expedition returned as shadows of their former selves, and within weeks, all had died of cancer. In Annihilation, the first volume of Jeff VanderMeer's Southern Reach trilogy, we join the twelfth expedition.
The group is made up of four women: an anthropologist; a surveyor; a psychologist, the de facto leader; and our narrator, a biologist. Their mission is to map the terrain, record all observations of their surroundings and of one another, and, above all, avoid being contaminated by Area X itself.
They arrive expecting the unexpected, and Area X delivers—they discover a massive topographic anomaly and life forms that surpass understanding—but it's the surprises that came across the border with them and the secrets the expedition members are keeping from one another that change everything.
EDITION LANGUAGE: English
COVER ART: https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/8... // https://a.co/d/hN69kFZ
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2. US Ebook ACE Creation
A new ACE for ISBN 9780374710774 needs to be created with the following information:
TITLE: Annihilation
AUTHOR: Jeff VanderMeer
INTRODUCTION: Karen Joy Fowler
ISBN-10: 0374710775
ISBN-13: 9780374710774
ASIN: 0374710775
PUBLISHER: FSG Originals
DATE PUBLISHED: July 30, 2024
NUMBER OF PAGES: 208
FORMAT: Ebook
DESCRIPTION:
The Southern Reach Trilogy begins with Annihilation, the Nebula Award-winning novel that "reads as if Verne or Wellsian adventurers exploring a mysterious island had warped through into a Kafkaesque nightmare world" (Kim Stanley Robinson).
Area X has been cut off from the rest of the continent for decades. Nature has reclaimed the last vestiges of human civilization. The first expedition returned with reports of a pristine, Edenic landscape; the second expedition ended in mass suicide; the third expedition in a hail of gunfire as its members turned on one another. The members of the eleventh expedition returned as shadows of their former selves, and within weeks, all had died of cancer. In Annihilation, the first volume of Jeff VanderMeer's Southern Reach trilogy, we join the twelfth expedition.
The group is made up of four women: an anthropologist; a surveyor; a psychologist, the de facto leader; and our narrator, a biologist. Their mission is to map the terrain, record all observations of their surroundings and of one another, and, above all, avoid being contaminated by Area X itself.
They arrive expecting the unexpected, and Area X delivers—they discover a massive topographic anomaly and life forms that surpass understanding—but it's the surprises that came across the border with them and the secrets the expedition members are keeping from one another that change everything.
EDITION LANGUAGE: English
COVER ART: https://mpd-biblio-covers.imgix.net/9... // https://us.macmillan.com/books/978037...
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3. US Movie Tie-In Edition: Annihilation (ISBN 9780374537159)
- The description is incorrect. It should read as follows, transcribed from the back cover:
Area X has been cut off from the rest of the world for years. Nature has reclaimed the last vestiges of human civilization. Expeditions into Area X have ended in disaster or death.
In Annihilation, the first volume of Jeff VanderMeer’s Southern Reach Trilogy, we join the latest expedition. The group is made up of four women: an anthropologist; a surveyor; a psychologist, the de facto leader; and the narrator, a biologist. Their mission is to map the terrain, record all observations of their surroundings and of one another, and, above all, avoid being contaminated by Area X itself.
They arrive expecting the unexpected, and Area X delivers—they discover lifeforms that surpass understanding. But it's the secrets they carried across the border with them that change everything.
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4. US Tenth Anniversary Edition: Annihilation (ISBN 9781250824042)
- The page count is incorrect. WorldCat confirms 195: https://search.worldcat.org/title/122...
- The description is incorrect. It should read as follows, transcribed from the back cover:
In Annihilation, the first volume of Jeff VanderMeer's now-classic Southern Reach series, Area X has been cut off from the rest of the continent for decades and nature has reclaimed the last vestiges of human civilization. Expedition after expedition into Area X has failed to uncover its mysteries and the true nature of its danger to the world. Now a twelfth expedition makes the attempt, a group of four women: an anthropologist, a surveyor, a psychologist, and the narrator, a biologist. Their mission is to map the terrain, record observations of their surroundings, and, above all, avoid being contaminated by Area X.
A harrowing cosmic mystery at the vanguard of ecofiction, Annihilation has only become more pertinent to our reality ten years after its first publication.
===
5. US Audible: Annihilation (ASIN B00HYGYN5Q)
- “Audible Whispersync for Voice” should be removed from the Editions field.
- The page count is missing. It should be 7.
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6. US Audible ACE Creation
A new ACE for ASIN B00HYGYN5Q needs to be created with the following information:
TITLE: Annihilation
AUTHOR: Jeff VanderMeer
INTRODUCTION: Karen Joy Fowler
NARRATOR: Carolyn McCormick, January LaVoy
ASIN: B00HYGYN5Q
PUBLISHER: Blackstone Audio, Inc.
DATE PUBLISHED: July 30, 2024
NUMBER OF PAGES: 7
FORMAT: Audible
DESCRIPTION:
The Southern Reach Trilogy begins with Annihilation, the Nebula Award-winning novel that "reads as if Verne or Wellsian adventurers exploring a mysterious island had warped through into a Kafkaesque nightmare world" (Kim Stanley Robinson).
Area X has been cut off from the rest of the continent for decades. Nature has reclaimed the last vestiges of human civilization. The first expedition returned with reports of a pristine, Edenic landscape; all the members of the second expedition committed suicide; the third expedition died in a hail of gunfire as its members turned on one another; the members of the eleventh expedition returned as shadows of their former selves, and within months of their return, all had died of aggressive cancer.
This is the twelfth expedition.
Their group is made up of four women: an anthropologist, a surveyor, a psychologist—the de facto leader—and a biologist, who is our narrator. Their mission is to map the terrain and collect specimens; to record all their observations, scientific and otherwise, of their surroundings and of one another; and, above all, to avoid being contaminated by Area X itself.
They arrive expecting the unexpected, and Area X delivers—they discover a massive topographic anomaly and life-forms that surpass understanding—but it's the surprises that came across the border with them and the secrets the expedition members are keeping from one another that change everything.
EDITION LANGUAGE: English
COVER ART: https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/8... // https://a.co/d/a3xDcb5
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7. CD Audiobook ACE Creation
A new ACE for ISBN 9781482956757 needs to be created with the following information:
TITLE: Annihilation
AUTHOR: Jeff VanderMeer
INTRODUCTION: Karen Joy Fowler
NARRATOR: Carolyn McCormick, January LaVoy
ISBN-10: 1482956756
ISBN-13: 9781482956757
ASIN: 1482956756
PUBLISHER: Blackstone Publishing
DATE PUBLISHED: July 30, 2024
NUMBER OF PAGES: 7
FORMAT: Audio CD
DESCRIPTION:
The Southern Reach Trilogy begins with Annihilation, the Nebula Award–winning novel that “reads as if Verne or Wellsian adventurers exploring a mysterious island had warped through into a Kafkaesque nightmare world” (Kim Stanley Robinson). This 10th Anniversary Edition features a new introduction by New York Times bestselling author Karen Joy Fowler.
Area X has been cut off from the rest of the continent for decades. Nature has reclaimed the last vestiges of human civilization. The first expedition returned with reports of a pristine, Edenic landscape; all the members of the second expedition committed suicide; the third expedition died in a hail of gunfire as its members turned on one another; the members of the eleventh expedition returned as shadows of their former selves, and within months of their return, all had died of aggressive cancer.
This is the twelfth expedition.
Their group is made up of four women: an anthropologist, a surveyor, a psychologist—the de facto leader—and a biologist, who is our narrator. Their mission is to map the terrain and collect specimens; to record all their observations, scientific and otherwise, of their surroundings and of one another; and, above all, to avoid being contaminated by Area X itself.
They arrive expecting the unexpected, and Area X delivers—they discover a massive topographic anomaly and life-forms that surpass understanding—but it's the surprises that came across the border with them and the secrets the expedition members are keeping from one another that change everything.
EDITION LANGUAGE: English
COVER ART: https://dsxuu8etcj8kw.cloudfront.net/... // https://www.blackstonelibrary.com/ann...
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8. Library Edition CD Audiobook: Annihilation (ISBN 9781482956733)
- “Lib/E” should be removed from the Editions field. It should be specified that this is the Library Edition.
- The cover art is a discolored photograph of a physical copy of the audiobook. The actual cover art file is available here, via an archived version of the publisher site: https://web.archive.org/web/201404211... // https://web.archive.org/web/201402092...
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9. Library CD Audiobook ACE Creation
A new ACE for ISBN 9781482956733 needs to be created with the following information:
TITLE: Annihilation
AUTHOR: Jeff VanderMeer
INTRODUCTION: Karen Joy Fowler
NARRATOR: Carolyn McCormick, January LaVoy
ISBN-10: 148295673X
ISBN-13: 9781482956733
ASIN: 148295673X
PUBLISHER: Blackstone Publishing
DATE PUBLISHED: July 30, 2024
NUMBER OF PAGES: 7
FORMAT: Audio CD
DESCRIPTION: [same as Entry 7]
EDITION LANGUAGE: English
COVER ART: https://dsxuu8etcj8kw.cloudfront.net/... // https://www.blackstonelibrary.com/ann...