May 28, 2019
In January 2018, I set myself a goal of reading six translated SFF works. Amatka is my third book. (I know, it’s 2019!) Prior to this, I attempted Eden, by Stanislaw Lem, which I’m sorry to say was a slog, and one of Lem’s admittedly more difficult works; and I Remember You, by Yrsa Sigurdardottir, a properly chilling ghost story…
June 22, 2018
Acceptance (2014) Author: Jeff VanderMeer Genre: Science Fiction Pages: 306 (Paperback) Series: Book Three in The Southern Reach Trilogy Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux Why I Chose It: As the final book in the trilogy, I couldn’t very well say no. Especially now that we’re back in Area X—though everything I’ve peeked at so far alludes to a story that…
June 21, 2018
Authority (2014) Written by: Jeff VanderMeer Genre: Science Fiction Pages: 352 (Paperback) Series: Book Two of The Southern Reach Trilogy Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux Why I Chose It: Well, I had to find out what happened after the first book, didn’t I? Especially since I’d decided I liked the movie better and I needed to see if this book would help…
June 15, 2018
Annihilation (2014) Written by: Jeff VanderMeer Genre: Science Fiction Pages: 208 (Paperback) Series: Book One of The Southern Reach Trilogy Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux Why I Chose It: Having seen the movie and my curiosity already piqued, I figured this was only the next logical step. Especially since I wanted to see just how the two compared given that the movie…
December 29, 2017
We’ve shared our 2017 Disappointments with you, so now it feels only appropriate that we share what we’re most looking forward to next year. There’s a lot of amazing content being released, and for a lot of us, it was hard to narrow our picks to just one. Nevertheless, we managed, so without further adieu, come see what the writers…