Revelation Space
Revelation Space, Book 1
by Alastair Reynolds
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appears in Space Exploration, Space Opera, and Science Fiction.
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 history repeats itself. With no other resources at his disposal, Sylveste forges a dangerous alliance with the c...
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appears in Space Exploration, Space Opera, and Science Fiction.
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