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Named one of the best novels of the year by both Locus and Science Fiction Chronicle, Alastair Reynolds's debut Revelation Space redefined the space opera. With Chasm City, Reynolds invites you to reenter the bizarre universe of his imagination as he redefines Hell.

The once-utopian Chasm City - a domed human settlement on an otherwise inhospitable planet - has been overrun by a virus known as the Melding Plague, capable of infecting any body, organic or computerized. Now, with the entire city corrupted---from the people to the very buildings they inhabit---only the most wretched sort of existence remains. For security operative Tanner Mirabel, it is the landscape of nightmares through which he searches for a lowlife postmortal killer. But the stakes are raised when his search brings him face to face with a centuries-old atrocity that history would rather forget.

©2008 Alastair Reynolds (P)2009 Tantor Adventure Fantasy Fiction First Contact Science Fiction Space Opera Technothrillers Thriller & Suspense Technology Thriller

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"Consistently startling.... Reynolds remains one of the hottest...SF writers around." ( Publishers Weekly)
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I love this book it was an amazing ride, the story unfolds at just the right pace to keep you going, only thing is it doesn't fit into the series very well.

Very good book.

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I don't usually like John Lee, but his performance for this book was very entertaining. The story was layed out fantastically and was easy to follow. all the characters were unique, the world building was interesting, and I can't wait to move on to the next books in the series

Awesome performance of a great book

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Oh the twists! This is an incredibly well written story which expands wonderfully on the universe created in the last book. Not a direct sequel per say but the tie-ins, both overt and subtle, are so so SO rewarding. Alastair Reynolds will be getting all of my audible credits for the next few months, assuming I don't burn through them so quickly as to require their outright purchase. Well done, sir! Also John Lee is stellar as usual, one of my favorite narrators ever.

holy smokes!

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Loved the world building and didn’t mind the characters (when I figured them out at the end).

Parts were a bit confusing at times and some motives were a bit questionable but overall I really enjoyed it.

And John Lee…I can’t stop listening to his work!

Incredibly creative noir/sci-fi

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But when it got going I couldn’t put it down! I had a lot of fun throwing my wild theories about where things were leading at my partner who had read all the books.

It’s that perfect blend of cyberpunk noir, with just a touch of sci-fi horror. I still feel dazed by it and can’t wait to read the others in the series (I started with this one on my partners rec, following it with The Prefect now!)

Took a while to get into…

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