Revelation space is the first of this trilogy which leads onto Redemption Ark and then finally Absolution Gap.
Most of the old characters survive into this book, and the book goes on to complete the story. some new characters are introduced and some old ones die off. Quite a few new devices ... Read review
WithAbsolution Gap, Alastair Reynolds completes the star-spanning Inhibitors trilogy in ... more
which the previous books wereRevelation SpaceandRedemption Ark. The Inhibitors are a mechanical plague, mindlessly but very resourcefully wiping out space-going civ...
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With Absolution Gap, Alastair Reynolds completes the star-spanning Inhibitors trilogy in ... more
which the previous books were Revelation Space and Redemption Ark. The Inhibitors are a mechanical plague, mindlessly but very resourcefully wiping out space-going civilisations that come to their notice. Their latest target is humanity, which lost a round in Redemption Ark. One small human faction now has stealth weapons and technologies that can almost fight Inhibitor assault to a standstill, but running away still seems the only long-term option. From the same cryptic source as that supertechnology, filtered through a young girl's mind, comes the urgent message to make an interstellar trek to Hela, barren moon of the gas-giant Haldora. Hela is home to an obsessive religion fuelled partly by mind viruses and partly by the miracle of Haldora. This unpredictable, unbelievable event happens in an eyeblink, but more and more often. For the devout this increasing frequency is a signal of the End Times, which is why a group of vast mobile cathedrals lumbers forever around Hela--to keep Haldora at the zenith for best observation of its marvels. And on this last circuit, with a madman in command, the greatest cathedral of all plans an impossible short cut over the mysterious, delicate bridge spanning an immense rift in Hela's surface: Absolution Gap. There's a lot of action with both familiar and enjoyably exotic weapons; there's suffering, deceit, loss and triumph; there's a hideous revenge straight out of Jacobean tragedy, a series of awesome revelations and the last voyage of the lightship Nostalgia for Infinity that was so strangely transformed in Revelation Space. Ultimately, behind the enigma of Haldora, a dreadful choice awaits: whether or not to bargain with powers that may be the answer to the Inhibitors--but may be something worse. Alastair Reynolds makes his huge story compellingly readable, with characters we care about, and gives impressive descriptions of beauty and cataclysm. This is very superior space opera. --David Langford
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...Redemption Ark and then finally Absolution Gap.
Most of the old characters survive into this book, and the book goes on to complete the story. some new characters are introduced and some old ones die off. Quite a few new devices are born.
The story starts on the world Arat where the refugees have ended up from the previous book. To save humanity and everyone else a trip to Hela is needed and the starship nostalgia for ... ...disappearing gas giant and a religion that is built about the gas giant is very interesting in itself, especially how it came about and how it is maintained. The remains of an old alien race called the Scuttlers is being examined and provides clues on the way forward to defeat the inhibitors (also called the Wolves)
Overall this book like the other ones is a fight between the various factions of humanity and the inhibitors and the ... more
Revelation space is the first of this trilogy which leads onto Redemption Ark and then finally Absolution Gap.
Most of the old characters survive into this book, and the book goes on to complete the story. some new characters are introduced and some old ones die off. Quite a few new devices are born.
The story starts on the world Arat where the refugees have ended up from the previous book. To save humanity and everyone else a trip to Hela is needed and the starship nostalgia for Infinity flies again.
Hela with its disappearing gas giant and a religion that is built about the gas giant is very interesting in itself, especially how it came about and how it is maintained. The remains of an old alien race called the Scuttlers is being examined and provides clues on the way forward to defeat the inhibitors (also called the Wolves)
Overall this book like the other ones is a fight between the various factions of humanity and the inhibitors and the discovery of weird and wonderful devices that may help us and are used against us.
I didn't want to let too much out of the bag but having read the first two the last one didn't let me down. The ending though isn't really that satisfying and makes you think that Reynolds may have another book in the pipeline. I don't really see how a trilogy can consist of four books though!
I don't really know how he does it but he just keeps you hanging on and obviously reading on till the dark hours of the morning.
At this time Reynolds has another new book coming out called The Prefect so there is still a lot of reading to be done and sleep to be lost. I don't think it's another book in this series though.
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Type
Fiction
Genre
Science Fiction
Title
Absolution gap
Author
Alastair Reynolds
ISBN
0441011586; 0441012914; 0575074353; 0575083166
Manufacturer's product description
A further awe-inspiring leap into the darkly imagined future of REVELATION SPACE. With his first novel Reynolds laid the foundations of a galaxy-spanning future for mankind; with each novel he takes us further into that galaxy, revealing another aspect of a future that has few boundaries. Look further into the dark heart of mankind: awe-inspiring doomsday weapons, vicious AIs, cities overwhelmed by plagues that twist and meld man and machine: the further we go into this future, the more it is revealed to be the creation of a uniquely talented writer who is making a massive impact on world SF.
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