Revelation Space · #3.5

Galactic North

Alastair Reynolds

Science Fiction Space Opera Short Stories
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Locus Award nominee 2007.

Set in the Revelation Space universe – the first short story collection by "one of SF's best and most ambitious novelists." (SFX)

With eight short stories and novellas – including three original to this collection – Galactic North imparts the centuries-spanning events that have produced the dark and turbulent world of Revelation Space.

Centuries from now, the basic right to expand human intelligence – beyond its natural limits – has become a war-worthy cause for the Demarchists and Conjoiners. Only vast lighthugger starships bind these squabbling colonies together, manned by the panicky and paranoid Ultras. And the hyperpigs just try to keep their heads down.

The rich get richer. And everyone tries not to think about the worrying number of extinct alien civilizations turning up on the outer reaches of settled space... because who's to say that humanity won't be next?

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October 2006
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Alastair Reynolds

Alastair Reynolds is a name that resonates within the vast expanse of space science fiction, carving out a unique niche where intricate world-building and hard science converge to create tales that are both intellectually stimulating and emotionally captivating. Born in Wales and initially trained as an astrophysicist, Reynolds brings a distinct blend of scientific precision and imaginative storytelling to his writing, offering readers a glimpse into the farthest reaches of the universe. His breakthrough came with Revelation Space, a novel that would lay the foundation for the expansive universe he would continue to explore in subsequent…