Alastair Reynolds · shared universe
Revelation Space books in order
A large-scale shared universe of hard space opera spanning deep time, artificial intelligences, posthuman civilizations, and existential alien threats.
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Main books
- 1 Revelation Space
Book 1 · novel · 2000
Nine hundred thousand years ago, something annihilated the Amarantin civilization just as it was on the verge of discovering space flight. Now one scientist, Dan Sylveste, will stop at nothing to solve the Amarantin riddle before ancient…
- 2 Redemption Ark
Book 2 · novel · 2002
Late in the 26th century, the human race has advanced enough to accidentally trigger the Inhibitors---alien-killing machines designed to detect intelligent life and destroy it. The only hope for humanity lies in the recovery of a secret…
- 3 Absolution Gap
Book 3 · novel · 2003
In the epic conclusion of the Revelation Space trilogy, veteran Clavain and his desperate companions seek refuge on a remote moon, light-years away from the ancient killing machines wreaking havoc on the universe in an attempt to destroy…
- 4 Inhibitor Phase
Book 4 · novel · 2021
A stellar new science fiction adventure from the author who redefined space opera, set in his bestselling Revelation Space universe. For thirty years a tiny band of humans has been sheltering in the caverns of an airless, crater-pocked…
