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Absolution gap

Alastair Reynolds, John Lee · 2003 · Novel

Setting: far future (26th century)

Series: Revelation Space — #4 (universe)

Synopsis

They are ancient killing machines, designed to locate and destroy any life form reaching a certain level of intelligence. Now, stirred from eons of sleep, the Inhibitors have descended on their latest target: Humanity." "The first wave of Inhibitors has sent war veteran Clavain and a ragtag group of refugees into hiding. Their leadership is faltering, and their situation is growing more desperate. But their little colony has just received an unexpected visitor: an avenging angel with the power to lead mankind to safety - or draw down its darkest enemy." As she leads them to an apparently insignificant moon light-years away, it begins to dawn on Clavain and his companions that to beat one enemy, it may be necessary to forge an alliance with something much worse.

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Metadata

Source: OpenLibrary

Tags: FictionSpace warfareSpace coloniesScience FictionEnglish literatureFiction, science fiction, space opera

ISBN: 9782258066472 — PRESSES DE LA CIT�, 2005

11 more editions

isfdb_id: 151679

openlibrary_id: OL5724839W

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