Revelation Space (2000) (Inhibitor Trilogy #1) by Alastair Reynolds @ Wasserhund

Revelation Space (The Inhibitors Trilogy #1) (2000) by Alastair Reynolds is our March 14 pick! We'll meet to discuss it at Wasserhund Brewery in Chesapeake at 1pm.

Here's some info about the book:

This highly acclaimed first novel in the Revelation Space universe has redefined the space opera with a staggering journey across vast gulfs of time and space to confront the very nature of reality itself . . .

Nine hundred thousand years ago, something wiped out the Amarantin.

For the humans now settling the Amarantin homeworld, it's of little more than academic interest, even after the discovery of a long-hidden, almost perfect city and a colossal statue of a winged Amarantin.

For brilliant, ruthless scientist Dan Sylveste, it's more than merely intellectual curiosity - and he will stop at nothing to get at the truth. Even if it costs him everything.

But the Amarantin were wiped out for a reason, and that danger is closer and greater than even Syveste imagines...
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"Monumentally ambitious in that specific way only universe-spanning space opera can be, Alastair Reynolds’ Revelation Space launched a massive future history to beggar the imagination." - SFSignal

"Gonzo cybergoth space opera: intensely compelling, darkly intelligent, hugely ambitious." - Paul J. McAuley

"The mastersinger of the space opera" - The Times on Alastair Reynolds