And VanderMeer has, I suppose, a reputation as Purveyor of High Quality Weird to the Refined Reader. The trilogy is science fiction on the haunted, fantastic side of the genre often brilliantly spooky and uncanny. But that's an evaluative word, and I'm interested (for reasons that will become more apparent) in the descriptive space outside evaluation. I could go with "masterpiece," since it is so clearly a major achievement in SF/Fantasy/Weird writing-since it accomplishes so many of the things it sets out to do, since it is so beautifully imagined and written, since it will clearly scoop all the awards next year and remain a touchstone text in the genre for a long time. Trying to think what one word best describes Jeff VanderMeer's Southern Reach trilogy. This review is part of our 2014 fund drive bonus issue! Read more about Strange Horizons' funding model, or donate, here.
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