· Century Rain (Gollancz) by Alastair Reynolds and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at bltadwin.ru Century Rain is a jaw-droppingly good SF thriller, packed with pace, adventure, brilliant storytelling and with twists that will keep you guessing to the end/5(). · Alastair Reynolds is a former research astronomer with the European Space Agency, and now prolific hard-sf/space opera writer, best known for his Revelation Space novels and stories, which I have previously read. Century Rain is a stand-alone novel, and not set in his Revelation Space universe. I read it in paperback/5().
For some reason I had missed this novel from Alastair Reynolds, published not long after the author's famous Revelation Space saga, and once I read the synopsis of the story I was more than intrigued because it sounded quite unlike my previous experience with Reynolds' works. Century Rain is a story of two very different halves destined to. Alastair Reynolds, Century Rain is a roller coaster ride. A super-charged cocktail you will either like or dislike, depending on its ingredients, namely: hard SF, noir detective story, smoke and mirrors espionage, all mixed in with a good dollop of pulp space opera. Century Rain () Three hundred years in the future, Verity Auger is a specialist in the archaeological exploration of Earth, rendered uninhabitable after the technological catastrophe known as the Nanocaust. After a field-trip to goes badly wrong, Verity is forced to redeem herself by participating in a dangerous mission, for which her.
CENTURY RAIN is not just a time-travel story, nor a tale of alternate history. Part hard SF thriller, part interstellar adventure, part noir romance, CENTURY RAIN is something altogether stranger. My fifth novel, and a very conscious step away from the Revelation Space universe. Century Rain is a jaw-droppingly good SF thriller, packed with pace, adventure, brilliant storytelling and with twists that will keep you guessing to the end. Alastair Reynolds is a former research astronomer with the European Space Agency, and now prolific hard-sf/space opera writer, best known for his Revelation Space novels and stories, which I have previously read. Century Rain is a stand-alone novel, and not set in his Revelation Space universe. I read it in paperback.
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