Jeff VanderMeer, ABSOLUTION

Mon Oct 28 2024 at 07:00 pm to 09:00 pm UTC-07:00

Seattle Public Library - Central Library | Seattle

Elliott Bay Book Company
Publisher/HostElliott Bay Book Company
Jeff VanderMeer, ABSOLUTION
Advertisement
Jeff VanderMeer discusses his new book at the Seattle Public Library
About this Event

Jeff VanderMeer visits the Seattle Public Library to discuss , the surprise fourth volume in his Southern Reach series—and the final word on one of the most provocative and popular speculative fiction series of our time.



ABOUT THE BOOK

When the Southern Reach trilogy was first published a decade ago, it was an instant sensation, celebrated in a front-page New York Times story before publication, hailed by Stephen King and many others. Each volume climbed the bestseller list; awards were won; the books made the rare transition from paperback original to hardcover; the movie adaptation became a cult classic. All told, the trilogy has sold more than a million copies and has secured its place in the pantheon of twenty-first-century literature.
And yet for all this, for Jeff VanderMeer there was never full closure to the story of Area X. There were a few mysteries that had gone unsolved, some key points of view never aired. There were stories left to tell. There remained questions about who had been complicit in creating the conditions for Area X to take hold; the story of the first mission into the Forgotten Coast—before Area X was called Area X—had never been fully told; and what if someone had foreseen the world after Acceptance? How crazy would they seem?
Structured in three parts, each recounting a new expedition, Absolution is a brilliant, beautiful, and ever-terrifying plunge into unique and fertile literary territory. There are some long-awaited answers here, to be sure, but also more questions, and profound new surprises. It is the final word on one of the most provocative and popular speculative fiction series of our time.



ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Jeff VanderMeer is the author of Hummingbird Salamander, the Borne novels (Borne, The Strange Bird, and Dead Astronauts), and The Southern Reach Trilogy (Annihilation, Authority, and Acceptance), the first volume of which won the Nebula Award and the Shirley Jackson Award and was adapted into a movie by Alex Garland. He speaks and writes frequently about issues relating to climate change as well as urban rewilding. He lives in Tallahassee, Florida, on the edge of a ravine, with his wife, Ann VanderMeer, and their cat, Neo.


Pre-order your copy of .

Advertisement

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Seattle Public Library - Central Library, 1000 4th Avenue, Seattle, United States

Tickets

USD 0.00

Sharing is Caring:

More Events in Seattle

Experience Glass Project - Art Class by Classpop!\u2122
Mon Oct 28 2024 at 05:00 pm Experience Glass Project - Art Class by Classpop!™

KOBO Art Garden

Spooky Cookie Decoration
Mon Oct 28 2024 at 05:30 pm Spooky Cookie Decoration

Husky Union Building

Copperleaf & Schilling Cider Dinner
Mon Oct 28 2024 at 06:00 pm Copperleaf & Schilling Cider Dinner

Cedarbrook Lodge

M**der Mystery Popup Dinner- Halloween Carnival
Mon Oct 28 2024 at 06:00 pm M**der Mystery Popup Dinner- Halloween Carnival

Violet

Ski + Snowboard Conditioning
Mon Oct 28 2024 at 06:15 pm Ski + Snowboard Conditioning

Upward Physical Therapy, Performance and Wellness

Pumpkin Painting!
Mon Oct 28 2024 at 06:30 pm Pumpkin Painting!

4710 NE 70th St, 98115

Village Harvest (in-person in Seattle & Online)
Mon Oct 28 2024 at 07:30 pm Village Harvest (in-person in Seattle & Online)

Fremont Abbey Arts Center

Kelly Link: In-Person & Online
Mon Oct 28 2024 at 07:30 pm Kelly Link: In-Person & Online

Town Hall-Seattle

Marina Albero: A Nomad of Sound
Mon Oct 28 2024 at 07:30 pm Marina Albero: A Nomad of Sound

Chapel Performance Space at Good Shepherd Center

Listening and watching party "A Nomad of Sound"
Mon Oct 28 2024 at 07:30 pm Listening and watching party "A Nomad of Sound"

Good Shepherd Center

Kommuna Lux in Seattle, WA - Urban Folk & Klezmer Band from Odesa
Tue Oct 29 2024 at 08:00 am Kommuna Lux in Seattle, WA - Urban Folk & Klezmer Band from Odesa

5000 Rainier Avenue S, Seattle

Seattle is Happening!

Never miss your favorite happenings again!

Explore Seattle Events