Revelation Space

Revelation Space
Hardcover edition
AuthorAlastair Reynolds
Audio read byJohn Lee
Cover artistChris Moore
LanguageEnglish
SeriesRevelation Space
GenreScience fiction
PublisherGollancz
Publication date
2000
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Media typePrint (hardcover and paperback)
Pages560
ISBN1-85798-748-9
OCLC51945804
Followed byChasm City 

Revelation Space is a 2000 science fiction novel by Welsh author Alastair Reynolds. It was the first novel (but not first published work of fiction) set in Reynolds's eponymous universe. The novel reflects Reynolds's professional background: he has a PhD in astronomy and worked for many years for the European Space Agency.[1] It was short listed for the 2000 BSFA and Arthur C. Clarke Awards.[2]

  1. ^ Greenstreet, Rosanna (10 June 2000). "The questionnaire, Alastair Reynolds". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 October 2009.
  2. ^ "Sci-fi metropolis wins award". BBC News Online. 18 May 2001. Retrieved 3 October 2009.