The novel “Acceptance” by Jeff VanderMeer was published for the first time in 2014. It’s the third book of the Southern Reach trilogy and follows “Authority”.

Area X is expanding transforming other portions of territory into somewhat alien places. The Southern Reach is in chaos and Control attempts another expedition with Ghost Bird. Together, the two of them go into Area X until they reach the lighthouse that seems essential to get answers, but will they be enough?

Many years earlier, the lighthouse was a normal place and Saul Evans had become its guardian. A former preacher, he’s looking for a serenity he’s missing following traumatic events. The new beginning is also marked by his friendship with Gloria, a little girl who lives nearby. Complications of various kinds threaten to wreak havoc in Saul’s life again.