Tag Archives: Revelation Space

Alastair Reynolds – Inhibitor Phase (2021) review

Posted on November 17, 2021 by Jeroen Admiraal

8/10 The Revelation Space series is becoming quite the expansive future history of humanity. The last books Reynolds wrote that were set in this universe – the Prefect Dreyfus novels – were set somewhere in the glorious heyday before one … Continue reading →

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Alastair Reynolds – Elysium Fire (2018) Review

Posted on March 17, 2019 by Jeroen Admiraal

At this point, a newcomer to Alastair Reynolds’ novels would be totally confused on the order and chronology of the novels and which belong to what series. Elysium Fire is sold as the sequel to the novel Aurora Rising, which … Continue reading →

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Alastair Reynolds – Galactic North (2006) Review

Posted on July 26, 2018 by Jeroen Admiraal

8/10 After reading Alastair Reynolds’ Revelation Space series – four fat novels full of far-future coolness and bleakness – you might find yourself wondering: “was, was that the whole story? I mean, well, in Redemption Ark we meet Clavain and … Continue reading →

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Alastair Reynolds – Absolution Gap (2003) Review

Posted on March 16, 2018 by Jeroen Admiraal

Genre: science fiction series: Revelation Space 3 (or 4) My rating: 8.5/10 Numerous negative reviews online had scared me away from buying this book for the longest time. But a feeling that I should continue Clavain’s story nagged at me, … Continue reading →

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Alastair Reynolds – The Prefect / Aurora Rising (2007) Review

Posted on December 5, 2017 by Jeroen Admiraal

Series: Revelation Space / Dreyfus emergencies I hate it when people rename books. Alastair Reynolds’ novel has been known as The Prefect for a decade now, but will be renamed to Aurora Rising in 2018, when a sequel comes out. … Continue reading →

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Alastair Reynolds – Chasm City (2001) Review

Posted on June 15, 2017 by Jeroen Admiraal

8/10 In the early 00s, Alastair Reynolds must have been scribbling furiously, gripped in the fever of imagination. Within a few years, he cranked out a couple of 700+ page tomes that formed the Revelation Space series, establishing him as … Continue reading →

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Alastair Reynolds – Redemption Ark (2002)

Posted on December 29, 2016 by Jeroen Admiraal

Genre: science fiction Series: Revelation Space, book 2 or 3 Pages: 694 My Rating: 8.5/10   Humanity faces a threat from deep space so great that imminent extinction is a real possibility. One of our most advanced societies, the mentally … Continue reading →

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Alastair Reynolds – Revelation Space (2000)

Posted on October 6, 2016 by Jeroen Admiraal

Genre: Science fiction. Space opera Series: Revelation Space series, part 1 Pages: 585 My Rating: 8.5/10 It is no surprise that Alastair Reynolds turned into one of the most successful science fiction writers of our time, when you experience the … Continue reading →

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