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Absolution Gap

71.4% complete
2003
2023
1 time
See 3
Prologue
50 chapters
Epilogue
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 Revelation Space*
#3 of 4
Revelation Space*     See series as if on a bookshelf
A series of science fiction books by Alastair Reynolds that take place in the Revelation Space universe.

1) Revelation Space
2) Redemption Ark
3) Absolution Gap
4) Inhibitor Phase

 The Inhibitor Trilogy
#3 of 3
The Inhibitor Trilogy     See series as if on a bookshelf
The first published trilogy of books in the Revelation Space series by Alastair Reynolds.

1) Revelation Space
2) Redemption Ark
3) Absolution Gap
Copyright © 2003 by Alastair Reynolds
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Added: 21-Jan-2022
Last Updated: 03-Oct-2024

Quotes

The heresy made a repulsive kind of sense.  But then what else would he have expected?  Where there was the work of God, would there not also be the work of the Devil, insinuating himself into the schemes of the Creator, trying to robe the miraculous in the mundane?

Publications

 02-Jun-2020
Orbit US
Paperback
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Date Issued:
02-Jun-2020
Format:
Paperback
Cover Price:
$16.99
Pages*:
570
Read:
Once
Reading(s):
1)   11 Sep 2023 - 27 Oct 2023
Internal ID:
2319
Publisher:
ISBN:
0-316-46263-2
ISBN-13:
978-0-316-46263-1
Country:
United States
Language:
English
Credits:
Barbara Bella - Photographer
Lauren Panepinto - Cover Design
Shutterstock - Cover Images
In the third book in the acclaimed author Alastair Reynolds's Inhibitor Trilogy, the last remnants of humanity realize that their only chance for survival may mean forging an alliance with a mysterious alien force.

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.

"Revelation, Repemption, Absolution...  Reynolds provides them all."  - GUARDIAN

"A book of great fascination, rich description, and memorable action." - LOCUS

"Absolution Gap is as good as it gets, and should solidify Alastair Reynolds's reputation as one of the best hard SF writers in the field."  - SF SITE
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Notes and Comments:
I bought this at Barnes & Noble with gift cards.  I took my wife and son with me, the first time in a bookstore with his power chair.

Cover © 2020 by Hachette Book Group, Inc
First Orbit Edition: June 2020
First Orbit eBook Edition: April 2020
Canada: $22.99
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02-Jun-2020
Orbit US
Paperback

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Author(s)

 Alastair Reynolds
Birth: 13 Mar 1966 Barry, Wales, UK
Notes:
From "Meet the Author" in Elysium Fire:

ALASTAIR REYNOLDS was born in Barry, South Wales, in 1966.  He studied at Newcastle and St. Andrews universities and has a PhD 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, and Century Rain were shortlisted for the British Science Fiction Award, and Chasm City won the British Science Fiction Award.

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  • Page numbers on this site are for the end of the main story. I normally do not include appendices, extra material, and other miscellaneous stuff at the end of the book in the page count.






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