{"product_id":"absolution-gap","title":"Absolution Gap","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTake another awe-inspiring leap into the darkly imagined future of REVELATION SPACE, where it is time for Humanity to meet its Unmakers.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMankind has endured centuries of horrific plague and a particularly brutal interstellar war . . . but there is still no time for peace and quiet.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStirred from aeons of sleep, the Inhibitors - ancient alien killing machines - have begun the process of ridding the galaxy of its latest emergent intelligence: mankind. As a ragtag bag of refugees fleeing the first wave of the cull head towards an apparently insignificant moon light-years away, they discover an avenging angel, a girl born in ice. She has the power to lead mankind to safety, and the ability to draw down their darkest enemy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd on a planet where vast travelling cathedrals crawl towards the treacherous fissure known as Absolution Gap, an unsettling truth becomes apparent: to beat one enemy, it may be necessary to forge an alliance with something much, much worse . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePraise for Alastair Reynolds:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'The span here is mind-boggling, cosmos-spanning concepts, a breath-taking journey' \u003ci\u003eGood Book Guide\u003c\/i\u003e on \u003ci\u003eChasm City\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'[A] wonderfully entertaining puzzle wrapped inside an adventure story' \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e on \u003ci\u003eEversion\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A fabulous and satisfying novel' \u003ci\u003eSF Crowsnest\u003c\/i\u003e on \u003ci\u003eRevenger\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'An excellent adventure that's sure to keep readers on their toes' \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e on \u003ci\u003eRevenger\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A fun, character focused bottle mystery that shifts settings like a chameleon walking across a rainbow carpet' \u003ci\u003eThe Quill to Live\u003c\/i\u003e on \u003ci\u003eEversion\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Entertaining and thought-provoking' \u003ci\u003eLocus \u003c\/i\u003eon \u003ci\u003eRevelation Space\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Pirates in space, full of peril and high-jinks . . . This is a novel that's elegantly plotted, full of surprises and, as first time round, rip-roaring fun' \u003ci\u003eSFX \u003c\/i\u003eon \u003ci\u003eRevenger\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Reynolds is one of the modern masters of science fiction' \u003ci\u003eStarburst\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'This is a story to break hearts and make you turn pages. It's great stuff; pick it up, you'll want to know what happens next' \u003ci\u003eSF\u0026amp;F Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e on \u003ci\u003eCentury Rain\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Much of the fun of these books comes from the construction of a far, far-future space-opera . . . the mapping of Age of Sail tropes onto space travel is just the start . . . Nevertheless, at the centre of this baroque masquerade party resides a sober consideration of what it might mean to go off adventuring, what it might cost' \u003ci\u003eLocus \u003c\/i\u003eon \u003ci\u003eRevenger\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Reynolds is a master singer of the Space Opera' \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Orion Publishing Co","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54240259440984,"sku":"9780575083165","price":21.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780575083165.jpg?v=1764373535","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/absolution-gap","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}