Redemption Ark, Alistair Reynolds (Gollancz, 2002)

September 29,2024

Redemption Ark is Alistair Reynolds’ third book, and the second volume of his Inhibitor Trilogy. It's a highly enjoyable read, but in suffers a bit from "middle book of a trilogy" syndrome. Even so, it almost reads as a stand alone, and continues the central saga of one of the most imaginative worlds I have…

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In the second book of The Inhibitor Trilogy, Alastair Reynolds pushes the boundaries of science fiction and confirms his place among the leaders of the hard-science space-opera renaissance (Publishers Weekly). Late in the twenty-sixth century, the human race has advanced enough to accidentally trigger the Inhibitors -- alien killing machines designed to detect intelligent life and destroy it.