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Description
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
Author: Alastair Reynolds
Publisher: Orbit
Published: 06/02/2020
Pages: 592
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.30lbs
Size: 9.10h x 5.90w x 1.70d
ISBN13: 9780316462631
ISBN10: 0316462632
BISAC Categories:
- Fiction | Science Fiction | Hard Science Fiction
- Fiction | Science Fiction | Space Exploration
- Fiction | Science Fiction | Space Opera
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
Author: Alastair Reynolds
Publisher: Orbit
Published: 06/02/2020
Pages: 592
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.30lbs
Size: 9.10h x 5.90w x 1.70d
ISBN13: 9780316462631
ISBN10: 0316462632
BISAC Categories:
- Fiction | Science Fiction | Hard Science Fiction
- Fiction | Science Fiction | Space Exploration
- Fiction | Science Fiction | Space Opera
About the Author
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.