Revelation Space: The breath-taking space opera masterpiece (S.F. MASTERWORKS)

Revelation Space: The breath-taking space opera masterpiece (S.F. MASTERWORKS)

by Alastair Reynolds (Author)

Synopsis

Nine hundred thousand years ago, something wiped out the Amarantin. For the human colonists now settling the Amarantin homeworld Resurgam, it's of little more than academic interest, even after the discovery of a long-hidden, almost perfect Amarantin city and a colossal statue of a winged Amarantin. For brilliant but ruthless scientist Dan Sylveste, it's more than merelty intellectual curiosity - and he will stop at nothing to get at the truth. Even if the truth costs him everything. But the Amarantin were wiped out for a reason, and that danger is closer and greater than even Syveste imagines ...REVELATION SPACE: a huge, magnificent space opera that ranges across the known and unknown universe ...towards the most terrifying of destinations.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 576
Edition: 1
Publisher: Gollancz
Published: 11 Dec 2008

ISBN 10: 0575083093
ISBN 13: 9780575083097
Book Overview: 'The span here is mind-boggling, cosmos-spanning concepts, a breathtaking journey' Good Book Guide
Prizes: Shortlisted for British Science Fiction Association Award for Best Novel 2001 and Arthur C. Clarke Award 2001.

Author Bio
Alastair Reynolds was born in Barry, South Wales, in 1966. He studied at Newcastle and St Andrews Universities and has a Ph.D. in astronomy. He stopped working as an astrophysicist for the European Space Agency to become a full-time writer. REVELATION SPACE and PUSHING ICE were shortlisted for the ARTHUR C. CLARKE AWARD; REVELATION SPACE, ABSOLUTION GAP, DIAMOND DOGS and CENTURY RAIN were shortlisted for the BRITISH SCIENCE FICTION AWARD and CHASM CITY won the BRITISH SCIENCE FICTION AWARD. You can learn more by visiting www.alastairreynolds.com, or by following @AquilaRift on twitter.