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

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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.

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Revelation Space (Volume 1) (The Inhibitor Trilogy, 1): content & age rating

Intended for adult readers (18+).

This is dense, hard science fiction featuring complex scientific concepts, strong violence in the context of ancient alien wars and killer intelligences, and mature themes of cosmic-scale extinction. Body horror elements involving cybernetic enhancement are present.