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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":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43201764720818,"sku":"9780575082373","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780575082373_a6b6b29b-c7c1-47d7-9aff-c355675c5121.jpg?v=1786015323"},{"product_id":"9780575083103","title":"Redemption Ark","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Inhibitors are back and Humanity is doomed!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMany, many millennia ago, the Inhibitors seeded the universe with machines designed to detect intelligent life - and then to suppress it. But after hundreds of millions of years, the machines started to fail and intelligent cultures started to emerge.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThen Dr Dan Sylveste and the crew of Infinity discovered what had happened to the long-vanished Amarantin race ... and awakened the Inhibitors.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn Yellowstone, where no one is quite who they appear, the Inquisitor and the planet's Most Wanted War Criminal are watching as the Inhibitors turn a small group of planets into raw materials. Whatever they are building with those materials is not going to be good for Humanity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOnce again, Al Reynolds has produced a stunning, universe-spanning space opera of mind-blowing proportions. Big in size, big in concepts, REDEMPTION ARK will leave you gasping at its audacity and breathless at its conclusion.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is British SF at its absolute best.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReaders are hooked on the Revelation Space series:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eAn exceptional, incomparable read\u003c\/b\u003e' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Better and even darker than the previous one. And \u003cb\u003eso realistic written that it gives you shivers\u003c\/b\u003e . . . There are concepts which are simply too big to comprehend' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A \u003cb\u003ehugely satisfying\u003c\/b\u003e read . . . one thing that is cool about this series is that I'm three books in and while there is a overall larger story being told \u003cb\u003eeach one is totally self-contained\u003c\/b\u003e . . . 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One of the most thought-provoking and accomplished short-fiction writers of our time, this collection is a delight for all SF readers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReaders are hooked on Alastair Reynolds' short stories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'This collection was my first introduction to Alastair Reynolds' work. I'm impressed - this is good stuff!'\u003c\/b\u003e Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Reynolds is at his best . . . \u003cb\u003eone of the best collections that I've ever read\u003c\/b\u003e' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'This book contains a \u003cb\u003ebrilliant collection of short stories\u003c\/b\u003e, all of them highlighting Reynolds' great imaginative powers and his \u003cb\u003efirst-class worldbuilding\u003c\/b\u003e' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'These stories of his are \u003cb\u003eSO COOL\u003c\/b\u003e. 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