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The Revelation Space Collection Volume 2
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This is volume 2 of the complete collection of tales set in the Revelation Space universe, by British Science Fiction Award-winner Alastair Reynolds. The 'mastersinger of Space Opera' (The Times) created the astonishing Revelation Space universe—one of the most vivid and original SF universes ever written....
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Description
This is volume 2 of the complete collection of tales set in the Revelation Space universe, by British Science Fiction Award-winner Alastair Reynolds.
The 'mastersinger of Space Opera' (The Times) created the astonishing Revelation Space universe—one of the most vivid and original SF universes ever written. Alongside the award-winning novels is a galaxy of superb short fiction, collected and published here, in two volumes, in chronological order.
This volume includes:
- Turquoise Days
- Weather
- Grafenwalder's Bestiary
- Nightingale
- Monkey Suit
- The Last Log of the Lachrimosa
- Night Passage
- Open and Shut
- Plague Music
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781399611978
Publisher: Orion Publishing Co
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 17 July 2025
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Gollancz
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 38.0mm
Width: 154.0mm
Height: 232.0mm
Weight: 620g
Pages: 512
About the Author
Alastair Reynolds was born in Barry, South Wales, in 1966. He studied at Newcastle and St Andrews Universities and has a Ph.D. in astronomy. He stopped working as an astrophysicist for the European Space Agency to become a full-time writer. REVELATION SPACE, PUSHING ICE and HOUSE OF SUNS were shortlisted for the ARTHUR C. CLARKE AWARD; REVELATION SPACE, ABSOLUTION GAP, DIAMOND DOGS and CENTURY RAIN were shortlisted for the BRITISH SCIENCE FICTION AWARD and CHASM CITY won the BRITISH SCIENCE FICTION AWARD.
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