The story follows the 12th expedition into , a mysterious coastal region that has been cut off from civilization for decades. Nature has reclaimed the land in strange, often terrifying ways, and previous expeditions have ended in mass suicide, cancer, or disappearances. Our narrator is a nameless biologist , part of an all-female team tasked with mapping the terrain and avoiding "contamination". What Makes It Great Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer By Dan Hartland