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Absolution Gap

By: Alastair Reynolds
Narrated by: John Lee
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Summary

The Inhibitors were designed to eliminate any life-form reaching a certain level of intelligence - and they've targeted humanity. War veteran Clavain and a ragtag group of refugees have fled 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. And 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.

©2008 Alastair Reynolds (P)2009 Tantor

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one of the great sci-fi novels of all time

loved it all. majestic ideas, powerful weapons and enemies abound. an all time great book.

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Good to be back.

I just started reading this book after reading the two previous books. It's nice to be back with an author who takes his time, lets characters develop and doesn't play silly buggers with physics for the sake of plot. These are slow burn books and you cannot be in a hurry when you read them but they reward you this one has a really nice sense of foreboding from the start.

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Remarkable finale

Some of the most memorable scenes in Reynolds' universe, AG is grandiose and macabre and dizzying. A worthy finalé.

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Better than expected

I was weary of reading this noble after so many bad reviews. It's not as good as Revelation Space but it's definitely an improvement over Redemption Ark.

Narration is good as usual.

Sadly other works in the series didn't make it to audiobook, in particular Galactic North.

Also note there is a fourth book expected later this year.

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Not the best

I must day that this book, as many others from this author, is not the easiest to listen to. though the idea behind the story is fairly original.

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excellent but for an accent

excellent book and performance except that clavain's accent changed dramatically from the previous book which can be quite jarring

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absolution gap

loving it so far wish I had come across this a long time a go

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smart, detailed, world building

narration was excellent, the attention to detail has to be appropriated. the extrapolation of scientific knowledge is integrated in a thought provoking manner

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Curious Accent

Fascinating!
But why did the narrator suddenly decide to affect a new accent for Clavain, this time?

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Excellent!

sorry it's finished. Eclectic mix of religion, war, science and space opera. Highly recommended conclusion to the series!

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