Redemption Ark

By: Alastair Reynolds

Narrated by: John Lee

Length: 27 hrs and 18 mins

Publisher's summary

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)

Absolutely Perfect Hard Sci Fi

If you love hard Sci fi with an emphasis on the "hard" (I. E., nearly everything that happens is scientifically possible) then you will love this series. Over the years since I first discovered Revelation Space I've read and re read and then listened and re listened to this entire series more times than I can count. John Lee's amazing narration just soaks the already incredibly rich cake of this series with even more Greatness Frosting.

Be warned this series will kind of spoil you...no other series (even including Reynolds' later work) has ever reached the bar this one sets.

Fascinating

I am listening to this book every chance I get. It's complicated, sometimes confusing, but always interesting. Characters that appeared in the first book of the trilogy, suddenly appear in this book, pulling the story together and allowing the author to take the story in all kinds of directions. The narrator, John Lee, is one of my favorites. He did some of Daniel Silva's earlier books. I really hope audible gets the third book in the series, Absolution Gap. I can hardly wait to hear it.

It's good but a minor niggle

If you could sum up Redemption Ark in three words, what would they be?

Alastair Reynolds writes a great tale. He's a former physicist and tries hard to keep his yarn consistent with the universe we inhabit... except in one thing. For some reason, he thinks the flow of time increases in a gravitational well... of course it does exactly the opposite (time slows.) It's a weird error and not even necessary as a plot device - so maybe it's better he sticks to writing. :)

What does John Lee bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

JL's performance is excellent - far better than it was in Revelation Space

wow , just wow .

i wish i woukd have read the other books before this one - still , one of the best sci fi books

a great ending... one if the best ever.

Claim guess through a critical existential crisis, but he keeps on going. Felka, is a nice girl, or woman, whatever you choose her to be. There are sacrifices and pleasures in this book, greater than one can imagine. This one being the best of the series, in my opinion.

Another awesome story by Alistair

Another awesome story by Alistair was performed by my favorite narrator, John Lee.
The Space drama continues and knows no bounds. Thank you both for the best entertainment.

Slow Start but worth it

I really enjoy this author. I find his books to be a bit of a work to get into but then the story really takes off and you never want it to end. I highly reccommend.

Finally getting to the good stuff

Any additional comments?

This book finally gets to the really interesting part of the Revelation Space series, the real bad guys. While i appreciated the buildup Reynolds delivered in the first two entries, the third is, by far, the best yet. Even though the 'long plot' is being developed rather slowly, the writing and solid narration keeps me listening to find out what happens to the main characters and hoping the end of the series delivers what I've been anticipating. If you made it through the first two books of the series, you won't be disappointed by the third book!

Smart Sci Fi

This edition brings the Revelation Space story further. If you want haunting space craft in the desolate emptiness between stars this is for you.

fun story

very entertaining. not quite as good as chasm city but overall a good story. enough so that I will start the next book.