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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Late in the twenty-sixth 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... --<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>In the second book of The Inhibitor Trilogy, Alastair Reynolds pushes the boundaries of science fiction and confirms his place among the leaders of the hard-science space-opera renaissance (<i>Publishers Weekly</i>).</b><br>Late in the twenty-sixth 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 . . .<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>A large, sprawling tale of war, politics, ideology and alien invasion. Skilled narrative technique and well-developed characters make this a novel most readers will find absorbing.--<i><b>Booklist on Redemption Ark</b></i><br><br>Clearly one of the year's major science fiction novels...The book Reynolds's readers have been waiting for.--<i><b>Locus on Redemption Ark</b></i><br><br>If you like hard SF...with fast-paced action and hard-boiled characters...you're in for a great ride.--<i><b>SF Site on Redemption Ark</b></i><br><br>The best of the new breed of space opera. Wild action on a grand scale spans well-imagined and developed worlds-bold and new with sharply defined differences in both characters and the changed definitions of humanity.--<i><b>The Denver Post on Redemption Ark</b></i><br><br>With this complex, thoughtful sequel to his highly praised <i>Revelation Space</i>, British author Reynolds confirms his place among the leaders of the hard-science space-opera renaissance.... It's rare to find a writer with sufficient nerve and stamina to write novels that are big enough to justify using words like revelation and redemption. Reynolds pulls it off.--<i><b>Publisher Weekly on Redemption Ark</b></i><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Alastair Reynolds</b> was born in Barry, South Wales, in 1966. He studied at Newcastle and St. Andrews Universities and has a Ph.D. in astronomy. he stopped working as an astrophysicist for the European Space Agency to become a full-time writer. <i>Revelation Space</i> and <i>Pushing Ice </i>were shortlisted for the Arthur C. Clarke Award; <i>Revelation Space, Absolution Gap, Diamond Dogs, </i>and <i>Century Rain </i>were shortlisted for the British Science Fiction Award, and <i>Chasm City </i>won the British Science Fiction Award.

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