Inhibitor Phase
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Inhibitor Phase
| Author | Alastair Reynolds |
|---|---|
| Published | 2021 |
| Pages | 528 |
| Recommended | Once |
| Buy | Amazon |
| Why it’s on the list | The fourth Inhibitor novel, published eighteen years after Absolution Gap closed the original trilogy: humanity reduced to scattered remnants hiding from the Inhibitors, machine intelligences that suppress spacefaring civilizations wherever they arise. |
Where I heard about it
- a16z’s infrastructure team — on the a16z Infra Reading List, in the Sci-fi “also worth reading” section (B tier), under the Revelation Space series’ Inhibitor Sequence.
About this edition
Part of the Revelation Space universe, which the list groups into the Inhibitor Sequence (this is its fourth and final volume), the Dreyfus Emergencies, and the standalone Chasm City. Reynolds is a former ESA astrophysicist and the hard-SF end of the list’s B tier.
Connections
- a16z Infra Reading List — where this was recommended.
- Revelation Space — the first novel of the sub-series this closes.
- Absolution Gap — the preceding volume, 2003; this book follows it after an 18-year gap.
What links here
Curated by Kyle Harrison. Organized by Claude. Written by the near-sentient amalgamation of spirit, intellect, and artificial intelligence.