RaveBarnes and Noble\"Five pages into Annex, the debut novel by Rich Larson (best known as the prolific author of much-anthologized short fiction), I knew I was reading something special—but I wasn’t prepared for just how special the book would turn out to be, or why. An insightful and piercing, young adult-leaning science fiction thriller ... Annex demonstrates the value of coalition and understanding, the difficulty of dealing with abusers who are \'on your side,\' and the vitality of family through a lens that couldn’t be more timely. In all its painful and twisted glory, it is my early pick for book of the year.\