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24 alternatives to Area X: The Southern Reach Trilogy

A dark, strange, adult fairy tale

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

1. 1
   Beyond Eyes▲63

   Modern fairy tale about finding courage and friendship.

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   The Dark Forest▲71

   Part to of the acclaimed Three-Body Problem

   2015 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Into the Brambles▲60

   Dark fantasy based on modernized classical myth

   2015 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   His Dark Materials Trilogy▲74

   Philip Pullman's classic magical trilogy

   2015 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Annihilation: A Novel (The Southern Reach Trilogy)▲70

   Nature has reclaimed the last vestiges of human civilization

   2015 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Eleanor: A Novel▲72

   A mix of ghost story, time travel and dream worlds.

   2016 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Undermajordomo Minor: A Novel▲60

   Clever and twisted fairy tale

   2015 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Wonderbook▲78

   The Illustrated guide to creating imaginative fiction

   2015 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Station Eleven▲57

   A lyrical, dystopian tale driven by deep, flawed characters

   2015 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Red Rising▲63

    Final book of the epic, otherwordly sci-fi trilogy

    2016 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Dark Territory▲69

    The Secret History of Cyber War

    2016 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Brave New World▲73

    A Cautionary Dystopian Tale

    2015 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Ender's Game▲93

    The enemy's gate is down

    2015 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Out There Chronicles▲72

    An interactive graphic novel in the Out There's universe

    2016 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Nightmares!▲72

    The 1st in a trilogy where Charlie's stuck in his nightmares

    2015 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Lord of Light▲56

    Sci fi fantasy where gods are only human

    2015 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Oryx and Crake▲108

    Brilliant & rich dystopian vision of the near future

    2015 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Saga▲21

    A sexy, subversive drama for adults

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    From Barbie to Mortal Kombat▲67

    Explores the complicated issue of gender in computer games­

    2015 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    The Arbor House Treasury of Horror and the Supernatural▲65

    A must-read collection of bone-chilling horror stories.

    2016 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    The Incredible Intergalactic Journey Home▲95

    An incredible journey from outer space… back home.

    2015 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Harry Potter Series▲70

    Another classic fantasy series

    2015 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Alora's Tear Book Series▲55

    Fragments, The Elf and the Arrow, The Voice like Water

    2016 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    The Handmaid's Tale▲57

    A dystopian tale that will make you a feminist.

    2016 · its alternatives →

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