Redemption Ark

By: Alastair Reynolds

Narrated by: John Lee

Late in the 26th century, the human race has advanced enough to accidentally trigger the Inhibitors---alien-killing machines designed to detect intelligent life and destroy it. The only hope for humanity lies in the recovery of a secret cache of doomsday weapons---and a renegade named Clavain who is determined to find them. But other factions want the weapons for their own purposes---and the weapons themselves have another agenda altogether.©2008 Alastair Reynolds (P)2009 Tantor

Critic reviews

"Reynolds confirms his place among the leaders of the hard-science space-opera renaissance." ( Publishers Weekly Starred Review)
"The best of the new breed of space opera. Wild action on a grand scale spans well-imagined and developed worlds." ( The Denver Post)

Mind Bending

Nothing like hard scifi written by a career physicist. Read Revelation Space first!!! The technological concepts, particularly as it relates to the nature and future of intelligence, are unparalleled.

Fine, but not as good as the previous books

Thrilling and entertaining, with some interesting characters and places, this book is still not the equal of the prior books of the series.

Great Listen!

I thought this book was pretty awesome... I especially liked the way the writer invents the technology of the time, and even describes how it works! I mean, you know it's SF way beyond our capabilities, but the way it's introduced into the story makes the reader believe that it's completely feasible for the era and not just a mind prop.

Best answer in fiction to the Fermi Paradox

This is the third book in the series but stands well above the other two in its thought provoking exploration of the Fermi Paradox began in the first book.

Little disappointed in the writing.

The dialog was very stilted and unnatural. Writing on pervious books was much better. Narration was excellent.

A satisfying sequel

This book is even better than Revelation Space and I would rank it above Absolution Gap, the third book in the trilogy. Very satisfying in its depth of characters and builds clear bridges between Book 1 and Book 3. I found myself actually caring about some of the characters, which is unusual for me when I listen to a narration rather than reading these books. As always, the reader’s performance is exceptional. .

Back on track with the main story

Better than Chasm City, we go back to the main story of Humanity's encounter with the Inhibitors.
John Lee narrates nicely as always.

fantastic continuation of this epic storyline

John Lee as narrator again performs wonderfully. the story flows along so wonderfully and kept my attention throughout. I usually only listen to stories in my car, but I had to listen to this at work and at home because I couldn't wait to see what was going to happen. I can't wait for the next book in the series and plan to start on it tomorrow!

Smokin' on the Star Ship

Would you listen to Redemption Ark again? Why?

Continuing the saga started in previous books. Everything ties together.

What was one of the most memorable moments of Redemption Ark?

Still like space operas. Book didn't disappoint

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

Very heavily accented.

Any additional comments?

Should have main characters smoking!

The Truth is out there.

I read the book a while ago . Great book back then. even better book having somebody read it to you.