/r/printSF
A place to discuss published speculative fiction—novels, short stories, comics, and more. Not sure if a book counts? Then post it! Science Fiction, Fantasy, Alt. History, Postmodern Lit., and more are all welcome here. The key is that it be speculative, not that it fit some arbitrary genre guidelines. Any sort of link or text post is welcome as long as it is about printed / text / static SF material.
[ books grid ]
[1]Canticle for Leibowitz
[2]Rendezvous with Rama
[3]Princess of Mars
[4]Altered Carbon
[5]Foundation
[6]Blindsight
[7]Accelerando
[8]Old Man's War
[9]Armor
[10]Cities in Flight
[11]A Brave New World
[12]Children of Dune
[13]Stranger in a Strange Land
[14]Dhalgren
[15]Enders Game
[16]Gateway
[17]A Fire Upon the Deep
[18]Neuromancer
[19]A Clockwork Orange
[20]Ringworld
[21]Diamond Age
[22]Lord of Light
[23]Hyperion
[24]Startide Rising
[25]Terminal World
[26]The Forever War
[27]Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
[28]The Hunger Games
[29]Left Hand of Darkness
[30]Man in the High Castle
[31]The Martian Chronicles
[32]The Player of Games
[33]The Shadow of the Torturer
[34]Sirens of Titan
[35]The Stars my Destination
[36]To Your Scattered Bodies Go
A place to discuss published Speculative Fiction
Not sure what counts as speculative fiction? Then post it! Science Fiction, Fantasy, Alt. History, Postmodern Lit., and more are all welcome here. The key is that it be speculative, not that it fit some arbitrary genre guidelines.
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The Rules
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/r/printSF
I just finished Annihilation, the first book in the Southern Reach trilogy. I've seen the film four times. I absolutely adore it and the complexity in the themes and concepts. The book was not at all what I was expecting in the best possible way.
SPOILERS!!
I understand that Area X changes things - shown by the bright light within the biologist. It melds specimens together and duplicates them. However - I'm not sure if I was supposed to understand exactly why this happened. Also - what exactly is the crawler? I understand that it's almost like the owner of Area X, but what is the purpose? I feel like there are SO MANY components to the story including what happens with the Psychologist and the anthropologist. However it feels as if there's a fog between me and comprehension. Maybe I'm supposed to feel this way? I have the next two books, so I'm definitely gonna read them.