Revelation Space

Book Details

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Author(s):

Alastair Reynolds

First Pub:

2000

Genre(s):

Science Fiction

First Read:

2023

Times Read:

1 time

Rating:

Chapters:

39 chapter

Internal ID:

2966

Series:

<- Chasm City - Diamond Dogs, Turquoise Days ->

Revelation Space*

#1 of 4

Revelation Space*

A series of science fiction books by Alastair Reynolds that take place in the Revelation Space universe.

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1) Revelation Space
2) Redemption Ark
3) Absolution Gap
4) Inhibitor Phase

The Inhibitor Trilogy

#1 of 3

The Inhibitor Trilogy

The first published trilogy of books in the Revelation Space series by Alastair Reynolds.

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1) Revelation Space
2) Redemption Ark
3) Absolution Gap

Copyright:

Dedication:

No dedication.

First Sentence:

There was a razorstorm coming in.

Last Sentence:

May contain spoilers

The red ground - fluctuating, shimmering as ever - dropped smoothly away.

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Added: 21-Jan-2022

Last Updated: 09-Jun-2023

Publications

01-Feb-2021

Orbit US

Paperback

Date Issued:

Cir 01-Feb-2021

Format:

Paperback

Cover Price:

$17.99

Pages*:

529

Read:

Once

Reading(s):

1) 27 Feb 2023 - 27 Mar 2023

Cover Link(s):

World Cat

amazon.com

Internal ID:

2317

Publisher:

Orbit US

ISBN:

0-316-46244-6

ISBN-13:

978-0-316-46244-0

Country:

United States

Language:

English

Credits:

Barbara Bella - Photographer
Lauren Panepinto - Cover Design
Shutterstock - Cover Images

Alastair Reynolds has been one of the most powerful voices in space opera for twenty years. In this, his debut novel and the first book in his Revelation Space universe, one man will journey across time and space on a single-minded quest for the truth....

Nine hundred thousand years ago, something annihilated the Amarantin civilization just as it was on the verge of discovering space flight.

Now one scientist, the brilliant and ruthless Dan Sylveste, will stop at nothing to solve the mystery of the ancient civilization's disappearance. But the Amarantin were destroyed for a reason - and if that reason is uncovered, the universe, and reality itself, could be irrevocably altered....

"A delight. A refreshing and entertaining reconsideration of some of the genre's oldest tropes. An impressive first novel, quite possibly the space opera of the year." - LOCUS

"I was hooked from page one. Billion-year-gone alien wars, killer intelligences - and perhaps the most stunning and original alien artifact in modern science-fiction - and all rendered with the authentic voice of a working scientist." - STEPHEN BAXTER

"[A] sci-fi tour de force.... Clearly intoxicated by cutting-edge scientific research - in bioengineering, space physics, cybernetics - Reynolds spins a ravishingly inventive- PUBLISHERS WEEKLY

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Notes and Comments:

I bought this at Barnes & Noble with gift cards. I took my wife and son with me, the first time in a bookstore with his power chair.

Cover © 2020 by Hachette Book Group, Inc
First Orbit Edition: June 2020
First Orbit eBook Edition: April 2020
Printing 2, 2021
Canada: $22.99

Author(s)

Alastair Reynolds
Birth: 13 Mar 1966 Barry, Wales, UK

Notes:

From "Meet the Author" in Elysium Fire:

ALASTAIR REYNOLDS was born in Barry, South Wales, in 1966. He studied at Newcastle and St. Andrews universities and has a PhD in astronomy. He stopped working as an astrophysicist for the European Space Agency to become a full-time writer. Revelation Space and Pushing Ice were shortlisted for the Arthur C. Clarke Award; Revelation Space, Absolution Gap, and Century Rain were shortlisted for the British Science Fiction Award, and Chasm City won the British Science Fiction Award.

Awards

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