Synopses & Reviews
With his "top-notch" (
Maxim) debut,
Revelation Space, Alastair Reynolds was widely hailed as the new leader of cutting-edge hard-science fiction; a reputation he confirmed with the "awe inspiring"* sequel, Redemption Ark. Now, with
Absolution Gap, he concludes the saga that made him "the most exciting space opera writer working today" (*Locus).
Ancient killing machines, designed to locate and destroy any life form reaching a certain level of intelligence, have been stirred from eons of sleep. Their latest target: Humanity. Seeking refuge on an apparently insignificant moon light-years away, it begins to dawn on war veteran Clavain and his ragtag companions that to beat one enemy, it may be necessary to forge an alliance with something much worse...
Synopsis
Widely hailed as the new leader of cutting-edge hard-science fiction, Reynolds concludes his popular saga with Clavain and his ragtag companions considering forging an unholy alliance in order to save humanity from recently reawakened ancient killing machines.
Synopsis
The winner of the British Science Fiction Award concludes his popular Revelation Space trilogy, as Clavain and his ragtag companions consider forging an unholy alliance in order to save humanity from recently reawakened ancient killing machines.
About the Author
Alastair Reynolds was born in Barry, South Wales, in 1966. He studied at Newcastle and at St. Andrew's Universities and has a Ph.D. in astronomy. He currently works as an astrophysicist for the European Space Agency.