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Book Review of Authority (Southern Reach, Bk 2)

Authority (Southern Reach, Bk 2)
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Authority is a very different book than Annihilation but no less wonderful. The writing is still incredibly beautiful, the pacing remains almost tortuously slow (which adds to the ambiance and tension), Control is a great protagonist. I'm concerned that Acceptance is going to be unable to suitably wrap-up what Vandermeer has started here and I'll have to knock off stars, but why worry about the future when the first two books have been so good?