Absolution (The Southern Reach #4)

Absolution (The Southern Reach #4)NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Locus Awards Finalist ONE OF THE MOST ANTICIPATED BOOKS OF 2024: The New York Times, The Washington Post, New York magazine, Time, Kirkus, Literary Hub, Goodreads The surprise fourth volume in Jeff VanderMeers Southern Reach seriesand the final word on one of the most provocative and popular speculative fiction series of our time. When the Southern Reach trilogy was first published a decade ago, it was an instant sensation,

and ability on ability

forbidden artifacts and ancient mysteries

it explores the many conflicting demands of marriage and motherhood

Four Hundred Souls weaves a tapestry of unspeakable suffering and unexpected transcendence

Working three dead-end jobs to make ends meet and knowing college is a pipe dream

Yetunde awakens aboard a slave ship en route to the United States with the spirit of her dead sister as her only companion

poignant” (Publishers Weekly

Louis Post-Dispatch * Sunset Magazine * Time * Town & Country * The Millions * USA Today * Vogue * Vulture * The Week

all she wants is to get back

When an extraordinary accident forces Lou to return home to her family

and maybe even a good detective

and what might have been