false 89184 15 The climactic chapter in the Revelation Space saga destined to "solidify Alastair Reynolds's reputation as one of the best hard SF writers in the field" (*SF Site). ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A further awe inspiring leap into the darkly imagined future of REVELATION SPACE. With his first novel Reynolds laid the foundations of a galaxy spanning future for mankind. And with each novel he takes us further into that galaxy, reveals another aspect of a future that holds few boundaries. Further into the dark heart of mankind. Awe inspiring doomsday weapons, vicious AIs, cities overwhelmed by plagues that twist and meld man and machine. The further we go into this future the more it is revealed to be the creation of a uniquely talented writer who is making a massive impact on world SF. 86076 2003 Absolution Gap (Revelation Space, Book 4) total:581|5:142|4:247|3:159|2:28|1:5| 581 2236 799 36 3 2 false false Sun Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Fri Aug 03 12:56:04 -0700 2007 Wed Aug 08 08:48:26 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 29 13:51:24 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 29 13:52:01 -0800 2008
All of these have been hard SF novels told partly through religious metaphor. Or, more precisely, in fragments of mostly Christian mythology reimagined through a positivist, scientific lens where the end ...more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Sep 05 16:33:36 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 05 16:33:40 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Thu Aug 09 05:15:49 -0700 2007 Thu Aug 09 05:24:55 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Sep 23 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Jun 04 12:34:48 -0700 2008 Fri Sep 26 13:23:34 -0700 2008 Mainspring by Jay Lake. As soon as I finished the first chapter, I exclaimed, "Now THIS is a good book!"

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The entire series of books spans a significant amount of time - in fact between this book and the previous one 20 years have passed. That gap is fine except that ...more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Apr 11 12:02:47 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 16 09:11:19 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Mon Aug 24 18:20:21 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 13 19:59:18 -0700 2009
Space operas often have diminishing returns, as ideas get recycled and new central characters get awkwardly introduced. Nonetheless, I recommend anybody with a scifi bent read at least the first book, Revelation Space, and go from there.

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A little further along: A glaring typo.

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I love his universe. Good/Bad Black/White Past/Present/Future are all...more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Fri Jun 26 17:50:54 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 26 22:10:51 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon Jun 01 22:12:35 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 01 22:12:44 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Thu Sep 24 09:20:55 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 04 08:31:14 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 24 09:20:55 -0700 2009 1 0 false false Tue Nov 11 22:19:13 -0800 2008 Tue May 26 17:49:17 -0700 2009
No resolution of Mademoiselle, the Night Council, or even the Inhibitors - it's almost like he ran out of time and was forced to come up with an ending off the top of his head. Disappointing...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat May 17 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri May 16 22:18:54 -0700 2008 Sat May 17 19:35:07 -0700 2008
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