Revelation Space

by Alastair Reynolds

Paperback, 608 pages

Published Oct. 27, 2022 by Orion Publishing Group, Hachette UK.

ISBN:: 978-1-3996-0781-0

Nine hundred thousand years ago, something wiped out the Amarantin.

For the humans now settling the Amarantin homeworld, it’s of little more than academic interest, even after the discovery of a long-hidden, almost perfect city and a colossal statue of a winged Amarantin.

For brilliant, ruthless scientist Dan Sylveste, it’s more than merely intellectual curiosity – and he will stop at nothing to get at the truth. Even if it costs him everything.

But the Amarantin were wiped out for a reason, and that danger is closer and greater than even Syveste imagines . . .

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tivasyk reviewed Revelation space by Alastair Reynolds

Review of 'Revelation space' on 'Goodreads'

3 stars

ok, where do i begin... with over two thousand reviews and rated at four stars, «revelation space» should be one of the masterpieces one is looking for when combing through one's library's records for their next sci-fi read, right? right? having finished the book, i've looked through reviews to see what people like about this one. every second review stresses that the novel's packed with great ideas on a global scale... why then does «revelation» seems so... bland and difficult to read? great ideas are necessary but not sufficient, one looks for characters to connect to, for a story one wouldn't be able to put down, for writing that would immerse one into the unique atmosphere of that story... well, maybe the «revelation» isn't just my sort of sci-fi.

CyborgHobbit reviewed Revelation space by Alastair Reynolds

Review of 'Revelation space' on 'Goodreads'

3 stars

I struggled to care about the characters or believe their dialog. But I enjoyed the abundance of dark, mysterious technology older than humanity. While I slowly pressed on through the first three quarters of the book (with little bursts of enjoyment here and there) I found the ending to be exhilarating. A lot of the answers in the end happened off-screen and came as info-dumps, but it was enough to make me want to read more in the series.