Annex

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By Rich Larson

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“An exciting twist on a hostile-alien-takeover drama. . .exhilarating.” — Washington Post

“An energetic, nonstop adventure.” — Chicago Tribune

Independence Day meets Lord of the Flies in this “thrilling and imaginative” debut about two young outsiders forced to fight off alien invaders in a post-apocalyptic city. (Fonda Lee)

When the aliens invade, all seems lost. The world as they know it is destroyed. Their friends are kidnapped. Their families are changed.

But with no adults left to run things, young trans-girl Violet and her new friend Bo realize that they are free. Free to do whatever they want. Free to be whoever they want to be.

Except the invaders won’t leave them alone for long. . .

This “warm, thrilling adventure about what happens after the end of the world” is for fans of Paolo Bacigalupi and Ann Leckie. (Cherie Priest)

Series:

  • "An exciting twist on a hostile-alien-takeover drama...exhilarating."
    Washington Post
  • "Rich Larson has an amazing knack for capturing the lonesomeness of growing up, and how much random cruelty and steadfast companionship there is in childhood. Not to mention, just how alien and scary families can be."
    Charlie Jane Anders, author of All the Birds in the Sky
  • "Annex's combination of a likable and diverse cast of characters with breakneck, engaging action-all against the background of an evocative and sinister world-make it an accomplished and impressive debut."
    Booklist
  • "An energetic, nonstop adventure."
    Chicago Tribune
  • "Annex is a ferocious sci-fi fairy tale--a warm, thrilling adventure about what happens after the end of the world. Both epic and intimate in equal measure, this one's a joy and a blast, from beginning to end."
    Cherie Priest, author of Boneshaker and I Am Princess X
  • "Wunderkind Rich Larson's Annex gives us nonstop action set pieces as breathtakingly clever as they are relentless and a vivid, compelling cast. Sequels now, please!"
    Mike Allen, author of Unseaming
  • "Rich Larson presents a uniquely compelling apocalypse--equal parts frightening and touching."
    Alex White, author of A Big Ship at the Edge of the Universe
  • "A thrilling and imaginative entry into the alien invasion genre with two fierce and desperate young protagonists you won't be able to stop rooting for."
    Fonda Lee, Nebula-nominated author of Jade City
  • "Larson's breakneck pace end up making [Annex] exhilarating, and well worth waiting for the next volume."
    Locus
  • "Deftly plotted and packing a few interesting twists, Annex delivers."
    Kirkus
  • "Insightful and piercing."
    B&N Sci-Fi & Fantasy Blog

On Sale
Jul 24, 2018
Page Count
368 pages
Publisher
Orbit
ISBN-13
9780316416542

Rich Larson

About the Author

Rich Larson was born in Galmi, Niger, has lived in Spain and Czech Republic, and currently writes from Grande Prairie, Canada. He is the author of the novels Ymir and Annex, as well as over 150 short stories—some the best of which can be found in the collection Tomorrow Factory.

His fiction has appeared in over a dozen languages, including Polish, Italian, Romanian, and Japanese, and his translated collection La Fabrique des lendemains won the 2020 Grand Prix de L’Imaginaire. His first screen adaptation, Ice, won the 2021 Emmy Award for Outstanding Short Form Animated Program.

Find free reads and support his work at patreon.com/richlarson.

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