Annihilation

The way the mysteries compound and the story gets stranger and stranger as you go is really delicious. A little X-Files, a little Lovecraft – it may lean a bit heavily on certain clichés, but it's written in a lovely, flowing, elegiac style and doesn't overstay its welcome. Plus it raises some interesting thoughts about the nature of borders, about personal transformation (and its cost), and about humanity's relationship with nature.