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In the third book of the legendary Revelation Space trilogy, the last remnants of humanity realize that forging an alliance with a greater and even more mysterious alien force may be their only chance for survival. The Inhibitors were designed to eliminate any life form reaching a certain level of intelligence -- and they've targeted Humanity. War veteran Clavain and a ragtag group of refugees have fled into hiding. Their leadership is faltering, and their situation is growing more desperate. But their little colony has just received an unexpected visitor: an avenging angel with the power to lead mankind to safety -- or draw down its darkest enemy. And as she leads them to an apparently insignificant moon light-years away, it begins to dawn on Clavain and his companions that to beat one enemy, it may be necessary to forge an alliance with something much worse . . . "Absolution Gap is a good as it gets, and should solidify Alastair Reynolds' reputation as one of the best hard SF writers in the field." -- SF Site

756 pages, Paperback

First published November 1, 2003

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Alastair Reynolds

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I'm Al, I used to be a space scientist, and now I'm a writer, although for a time the two careers ran in parallel. I started off publishing short stories in the British SF magazine Interzone in the early 90s, then eventually branched into novels. I write about a novel a year and try to write a few short stories as well. Some of my books and stories are set in a consistent future named after Revelation Space, the first novel, but I've done a lot of other things as well and I like to keep things fresh between books.

I was born in Wales, but raised in Cornwall, and then spent time in the north of England and Scotland. I moved to the Netherlands to continue my science career and stayed there for a very long time, before eventually returning to Wales.

In my spare time I am a very keen runner, and I also enjoying hill-walking, birdwatching, horse-riding, guitar and model-making. I also dabble with paints now and then. I met my wife in the Netherlands through a mutual interest in climbing and we married back in Wales. We live surrounded by hills, woods and wildlife, and not too much excitement.

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October 16, 2016
W poprzednich książkach więcej się działo, ta część sprawia dość kameralne wrażenie. Śledzimy trzy wątki, które ostatecznie się ze sobą splatają. Najbardziej podobał mi się pomysł na Helę i oryginalną religię quaicheistowską. Mimo że książkę naprawdę dobrze się czyta, to za niższą ocenę winę ponosi bardzo rozczarowujące zakończenie i pokpienie wątku Inhibitorów. Aż nie mogę uwierzyć w to co zrobił autor. Mam wrażenie, że wydawca stracił cierpliwość i kazał mu skończyć, żeby nie powiedzieć, że ktoś po prostu zgasił światło. Inhibitorzy to główne zagrożenie, które Reynolds budował przez kilka ostatnich powieści. Czytając "Otchłań rozgrzeszenia" i widząc jak nieuchronnie zbliżam się do końca czułem obawę, że autor nie zdąży domknąć opowieści, a na pewno nie zrobi tego w sposób satysfakcjonujący. Sprawdziły się moje najgorsze obawy. To nadal bardzo dobra space opera, ale niczego nie wyjaśniła i nie domknęła opowieści. Tak nie wolno!
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