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24 alternatives to Annihilation: A Novel (The Southern Reach Trilogy)

Nature has reclaimed the last vestiges of human civilization

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Annihilation: A Novel (The Southern Reach Trilogy) launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Sapiens▲185

   A brief history of humankind

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Wool▲67

   A post-apocalyptic adventure that will make you think

   2015 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Seveneves▲76

   Neal Stephenson's latest novel about the end of the world

   2015 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Red Rising▲63

   Final book of the epic, otherwordly sci-fi trilogy

   2016 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Ender's Game▲93

   The enemy's gate is down

   2015 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   The Conundrum▲53

   A mind-changing manifesto about the environment.

   2016 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Critical Path▲60

   how humanity found itself in its current situation

   2015 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind▲38

   A look into the 3 revolutions that shaped our species

   2015 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Area X: The Southern Reach Trilogy▲76

   A dark, strange, adult fairy tale

   2015 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    The Quest▲62

    Energy, security, and the remaking of the modern world

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    Nomad by Matthew Mather▲61

    Something massive is coming... And it's heading for Earth.

    2016 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Physics of the Future▲73

    How Science Will Shape Human Destiny and Our Daily Lives by

    2015 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Deep Survival▲62

    Science + storytelling to explain the mysteries of survival

    2015 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Haline▲76

    Hunger Games meets Climate Change

    2015 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Lord of the Flies▲63

    Some call it the "Hunger Games before Hunger Games"

    2015 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Man V. Nature▲148

    Stories that illuminate the complexity of human behavior

    2015 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Dune▲62

    The science fiction masterpiece that defined a generation

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    The Incredible Intergalactic Journey Home▲95

    An incredible journey from outer space… back home.

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    The End of Absence▲82

    Reclaiming what we've lost in a world of constant connection

    2015 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Atlas Shrugged▲73

    Story about capitalism, free markets, ethics and morality

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    Operating Manual for Spaceship Earth▲60

    How will humanity survive?

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    Fruitless Fall▲60

    The collapse of the honey bee

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    The Last Question by Isaac Asimov▲76

    We are the creator and the creation at the same time.

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    Collapse▲68

    How societies choose to fail and succeed

    2015 · its alternatives →

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