In the third book of the legendary Revelation Space trilogy the last remnants of humanity realize that forging an alliance with a greater and even more mysterious alien force may be their only chance for survival. The Inhibitors were designed to eliminate any life form reaching a certain level of intelligence and theyve targeted Humanity. War veteran Clavain and a ragtag group of refugees have fled into hiding. Their leadership is faltering and their situation is growing more desperate. But their little colony has just received an unexpected visitor an avenging angel with the power to lead mankind to safety or draw down its darkest enemy. And as she leads them to an apparently insignificant moon lightyears away it begins to dawn on Clavain and his companions that to beat one enemy it may be necessary to forge an alliance with something much worse . . . Absolution Gap is a good as it gets and should solidify Alastair Reynolds reputation as one of the best hard SF writers in the field. SF Site show more