Revelation Space

Name: Revelation Space
Author: Alastair Reynolds

by Alastair Reynolds

Epic hard sci-fi about humanity's first contact with alien civilizations and centuries of conflict

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Alastair Reynolds

Alastair Reynolds is a British astrophysicist and science fiction author known for his space opera novels set in the far future Revelation Space universe. His work is notable for its adherence to relativistic physics, meaning faster-than-light travel is impossible in his fictional universe. Revelation Space and Chasm City are among his most celebrated novels.

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