InthethirdbookofthelegendaryRevelationSpacetrilogy,thelastremnantsofhumanityrealizethatforginganalliancewithagreaterandevenmoremysteriousalienforcemaybetheironlychanceforsurvival.TheInhibitorsweredesignedtoeliminateanylifeformreachingacertainlevelofintelligence--andthey’vetargetedHumanity.WarveteranClavainandaragtaggroupofrefugeeshavefledintohiding.Theirleadershipisfaltering,andtheirsituationisgrowingmoredesperate.Buttheirlittlecolonyhasjustreceivedanunexpectedvisitor:anavengingangelwiththepowertoleadmankindtosafety--ordrawdownitsdarkestenemy.Andassheleadsthemtoanapparentlyinsignificantmoonlight-yearsaway,itbeginstodawnonClavainandhiscompanionsthattobeatoneenemy,itmaybenecessarytoforgeanalliancewithsomethingmuchworse...“AbsolutionGapisagoodasitgets,andshouldsolidifyAlastairReynolds’reputationasoneofthebesthardSFwritersinthefield.“--SFSite
