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Revenger

By: Alastair Reynolds
Narrated by: Clare Corbett
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The galaxy has seen great empires rise and fall. Planets have shattered and been remade. Amongst the ruins of alien civilisations, building our own from the rubble, humanity still thrives. And there are vast fortunes to be made, if you know where to find them....

Captain Rackamore and his crew do. It's their business to find the tiny, enigmatic worlds which have been hidden away, booby-trapped, surrounded with layers of protection - and to crack them open for the ancient relics and barely remembered technologies inside. But while they ply their risky trade with integrity, not everyone is so scrupulous.

Adrana and Fura Ness are the newest members of Rackamore's crew, signed on to save their family from bankruptcy. Only Rackamore has enemies, and there might be more waiting for them in space than adventure and fortune - the fabled and feared Bosa Sennen in particular.

Revenger is a science fiction adventure story set in the rubble of our solar system in the dark, distant future - a tale of space pirates, buried treasure and phantom weapons, of unspeakable hazards and single-minded heroism...and of vengeance....

Read by Clare Corbett.

©2016 Alastair Reynolds (P)2016 Orion Publishing Group Fiction Science Fiction & Fantasy Fantasy Solar System

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I've long been a fan of Alastair Reynolds and am always looking forward to his new books. Happily, Revenger is great. The story is fairly simple, the tale of two sisters - one who is captured by space pirates and the other who sets out to find her.

It's a fun ride with well thought out characters and hints at a much bigger universe which I hope Reynolds will explore again in the future.

If there is one fault, it's the narrator. While she had a good voice, it doesn't quite fit the story and she struggles with some of the male voices

Pirates in Space

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This represents a change of tack for this author. The book is set in a universe populated by millions of asteroids which have been developed over eons by other lost alien populations. Humans now have reverted to an almost Victorian era. Tech is available which they can barely maintain but certainly can't manufacture. Spaceships use solar sails to travel and are are crewed by the equivalent of a tea clipper from the 1850's. Throw into the pot a vicious female pirate and an indomitable 17 year old girl hell bent on revenge and you have a gripping, compelling story. It's categorically set up for one or more follow ups. It'd also make a great film, but I suspect the author knows that!

Excellent book!

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A Very different style. Massively fun. More please. I've got the glowy in me now!

An adventure of (space) piratey proportions.

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I started this book and stopped after a few chapters. I wasn’t sure what to make of it.
I’ve read a few of Alastair’s books and this was a departure of his normal style.

Gave it another try and once you accept this is not a standard sci fi, it is actually a good story and a compelling listen.
Actually a nice change from the kind of sci-fi that can try and explain technology and lose the narrative and become dated or unbelievable trying to be accurate sci-fi I personally can’t stand, area 51 type stuff.
This is about space pirates and low tech underpinning of space travel. A kind of mad max of sci fi.

Being born in the West Country the characters Hollywood- pirate style accent are pretty annoying. Other than that it’s a good book!

Took a bit of getting use to.

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A wide grindhouse of Kidnapped!, Treasure Island and Pirates of the Caribbean all through the lens of old school planetary space opera set in the extreme future with a wild idea and memorable character on every page. It brilliantly strays the line between YA and Hard Science with a wonderful rich world centric language and deep history.
Love it.
It's only drawback is that it reads like the first third of a larger novel that got separated for spaces sake. Nonetheless a brilliant read. Highly recommended.
Don't sleep on this.

Wild, imaginative and brilliantly told.

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It feels uncomfortable leaving a bad review for an Alistair Reynolds book since I've really enjoyed so many of them. But Revenger simply wasn't as gripping or interesting as the others I've read and listened to. The story line is also a departure from books like Chasm City but the problem for me was the lack of pace or unexpected events. Additionally, this audio production generally plays quieter than my other Audible books do, and when combined with the frequent whispering of the character dialog it meant volume at maximum often still wasn't clear.

Not as gripping as his others

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couldn't listen for more than an hour, it appears to be a children's book or at least the narration seam aimed at children.

narrated for children.

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Shame really, I love Alastair Reynolds and this is good if you're a teenage girl (preferably), I'm an old bloke and it just misfires, I'm not the target audience; it would have been good to be warned.
RETURN

YA? You'll like this

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Loved it, Fantastic to see the wonderfully flawed characters and how their journey changes them its set against this almost Victorian Esq mannered SciFi backdrop. This is not Steam Punk, it is pure Space with planets and Aliens and Ships and all the spacey stuff that comes along with it . What I love is that you can just tell its all just the very beginning of a huge tale to come . Let's put it this way Mr Reynolds certainty knows how to get you hooked and with Clare Corbett reading just can't wait to see how The Revenger continues her journey.

Fantastic

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Normally enjoy his novels a lot more than this one, which I found to be a little less involving than the others. Luckily the book was saved by the excellent voice acting. I suspect that had I actually read this book, I would have enjoyed it a lot less.

Great performance, predictable story

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