Bron G. (MizBookLady) - , reviewed on 10/7/2006 + 32 more book reviews

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It turns one's view of reality in space inside out, for starters. It's an epic--either on its own, or including the other three in the series. There are about three different 'back-stories' going on at once, and they are all equally and deeply filled in (ah, would that be like back hoeing? sorry, bad joke)with great detail. Just as you think you've got one character or situation or scene figured out, you are brought to a screeching negatory halt on that perception. The story(ies) reallllly stretches one's mind and could have been the poster dictionary definition for the expressions "All is not as it seems" and "Don't judge a book by its cover". There are times of deep sadness and joy, surprisingly, in Revelation Space--as well as the more common suspense you would expect to find in science fiction. I'm not normally a SF fan; these were some books my husband had and I had nothing left to read at the time. So, reluctantly, I began--and very soon into the story I became interested, which progressed to being intrigued, which quickly gave way to avidity. And then I couldn't wait to read the rest of the series! None of them disappointed, either. Alastair Reynolds has got SOME imagination, and I am glad he let it come out to play on paper.

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