![]() £17.99 hardback, £10.99 trade paperback 475 pages published 16 March 2000.) ' Revelation Space is set to break the barriers established by previous SF novels and become the book everyone is talking about. 'The stories in the Revelation Space universe are packed with mind-expanding ideas. Revelation Space by Alastair Reynolds (Victor Gollancz, 545 pages, 6.99, paperback, published. Reynolds' PhD in astronomy and experience with the ESA means that his space operas present hard science spins on intergalactic adventures and have impacted SF for years. ![]() The original novel in the epic series, Revelation Space was nominated for both the BSFA and Arthur C. Even if it costs him everything.īut the Amarantin were wiped out for a reason, and that danger is closer and greater than even Syveste imagines. Revelation Space is, after all, a first novel and I have no doubt that in later books Alastair Reynolds writing and technique will grow to match the scope of his imagination. ![]() Nine hundred thousand years ago, something wiped out the Amarantin.įor the humans now settling the Amarantin homeworld, it's of little more than academic interest, even after the discovery of a long-hidden, almost perfect city and a colossal statue of a winged Amarantin.įor brilliant, ruthless scientist Dan Sylveste, it's more than merely intellectual curiosity - and he will stop at nothing to get at the truth. The pieces of information we learn about the universe of Revelation Space show that Reynolds does have a larger vision for his work he just needs to express it better. ![]()
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