Chasm City (Revelation Space)

by Alastair Reynolds

A few seconds ago the thing had been a piece of sleek, dead metal, but now there were awesome energies at its disposal; barely contained.

wise man speaks when he has something to say, but a fool speaks because he must?’

I’d have liked to have drawn comfort from any of those possibilities, but the one thing I never counted on was having luck on my side.

‘You look so out of place, Tanner, you might be in serious danger of starting a fashion.