{"product_id":"absolution-southern-reach-book-4","title":"Absolution (The Southern Reach, Book 4)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLocus Awards Finalist\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAbsolution\u003c\/i\u003e opens decades before Area X forms, with a science expedition whose mysterious end suggests terrifying consequences for the future—and marks the Forgotten Coast as a high priority for Central, the shadowy federal agency that monitors extraordinary threats. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMany years later, the Forgotten Coast files wind up in the hands of a washed-up Central operative, Old Jim. He starts pulling a thread that reveals a long, troubling record of government agents meddling with forces they clearly cannot comprehend. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOld Jim’s investigation culminates in the first Central expedition into what has now been labeled Area X. A border has come down, and a full team has been assembled to find Area X’s “off switch” somewhere in the volatile, dangerous terrain that has defied all attempts to be explored, mapped, or controlled. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAbsolution\u003c\/i\u003e converges the past, present, and future in unnerving, ecstatic, and mind-bending ways. It is the final word on one of the most provocative and popular speculative fiction series of our time.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Marissa's Books \u0026 Gifts","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46135167484103,"sku":"P9662S","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0077\/9010\/0553\/files\/marissasbooksandgifts-9781250397805-absolution-the-southern-reach-book-4-1218427110.jpg?v=1769624317","url":"https:\/\/marissasbooks.com\/products\/absolution-southern-reach-book-4","provider":"Marissa's Books \u0026 Gifts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}