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Cover of Revelation Space (Volume 1) (The Inhibitor Trilogy, 1)

Revelation Space (Volume 1) (The Inhibitor Trilogy, 1)

Alastair Reynolds ()

Subgenre
Age groupAdult 18+
Content ratingR
Pages (Doorstopper (600+))
Setting
CSM age18+

Content levels

ViolenceStrong
Sexual contentNone
LanguageModerate

Trigger warnings

ViolenceDeathWarBody Horror

Positive tags

MysteryHard SFAdventure

Tropes

Hard SFSpace OperaAncient Alien MysteryFirst ContactLost ColonyInterstellar PoliticsHostile PlanetMorally Gray ProtagonistKiller AIPlanetary Romance

Themes

Ancient MysteriesExistential ThreatScientific DiscoveryDeep TimeAlien ContactHuman EnhancementCosmic Horror

Synopsis

Editorial Reviews Review "A terrific treat. 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. Ferociously intelligent and imbued with a chilling logic-it may really be like this Out There."― Stephen Baxter on Revelation Space "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 on Revelation Space "Something new and exciting...absolutely first-rate."― The Cleveland Plain Dealer on Revelation Space "This is science fiction on a large, cosmological scale, and Reynolds does not lack in big ideas...Many of the ideas in Revelation Space are awe-inspiring...cutting-edge and convincingly rendered."― SF Site on Revelation Space "[A] sci-fi tour de force... Clearly intoxicated by cutting-edge scientific research in bioengineering, space physics, cybernetics Reynolds spins a ravishingly inventive tale of intrigue."― Publishers Weekly on Revelation Space About the Author Alastair Reynolds was born in Barry, South Wales, in 1966. He studied at Newcastle and St. Andrews Universities and has a Ph.D. 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, Diamond Dogs, and Century Rain were shortlisted for the British Science Fiction Award, and Chasm City won the British Science Fiction Award.

Tags

Hard Science FictionSpace OperaArchaeological MysteryCosmic Scale