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Revelation Space

By Alastair Reynolds

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| Hardcover | 9780441008353

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This highly-acclaimed first novel is destined to establish Alastair Reynolds as one of science fiction's most intelligent and revolutionary new voices. Revelation Space is a sprawling operatic novel that ranges across vast gulfs of time and space to arrive at a terrifying conclusion.

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This highly-acclaimed first novel is destined to establish Alastair Reynolds as one of science fiction's most intelligent and revolutionary new voices. Revelation Space is a sprawling operatic novel that ranges across vast gulfs of time and space to arrive at a terrifying conclusion.

When human colonists settled the Amarantin homeworld, few of them bothered to question the disappearance of its native population almost a million years before. But one man, Dan Silvester, is convinced that solving the riddle of the Amarantin is vital to human survival. As he nears the truth he learns that someone wants him dead. Because the Amarantin were destroyed for a reason-and if that reason is made public, the universe-and reality itself-could be forever altered.

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  • Revelation Space

    Space operas can easily spend too much time in the vacuum. The gulf between the worlds becomes a gulf between the reader's experiences and those of the characters. When readers don't get a chance to connect intimately with the characters, the awe tha ... (read full critics)

    bookotron published on Mon, 13 Sep 2010

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    Perfect

    Without doubt one of the best scifi books I have ever read. Reynolds has put together a perfect blend of hard science, esoteric technology, space opera and dark storylines. Like a combination of William Gibson (for the atmosphere), Iain M. Banks (for the scape opera) and Greg Egan (for the hard but ... (continue)

    Without doubt one of the best scifi books I have ever read. Reynolds has put together a perfect blend of hard science, esoteric technology, space opera and dark storylines. Like a combination of William Gibson (for the atmosphere), Iain M. Banks (for the scape opera) and Greg Egan (for the hard but mind boggling science). Highly highly recommended.

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  • 2 people find this helpful

    Book 1 in the Inhibitor universe sequence.

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    Tif said on Mar 12, 2007 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

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