Alastair Reynolds

Revenger

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 ...

An interesting romp. A tale of becoming. Of growing. Of finding the strength to fight back. As with all ARs books, there’s a good mix of emotion, excitement, and energy. The technology - and it’s accessing - is ingesting (I was reminded of Frederick Pohl’s Heechee, which is no bad thing). There’s enough here for it to be a first part of something, I think. 

Jan Jackson

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 . . .

Cindy Lieberman

I enjoyed this inventive sci-fi novel. Is it YA? Possibly. There’s no rape when there clearly could have been (integral to the story), and yet there’s no boy drama for this female teenaged protagonist. It’s about adventuring sisters and finding one’s own path.

cory malnarick

Like the first book after a teenager decides to stop reading YA, and read adult books – still a heavy dish of YA, but with quite a bit of adult-ish material. 

Alistair writes yet again an enthralling, original sci-fi world that keeps you on the edge of your seat and wanting more. He knows how to give you just enough information to keep you immersed in the world, and never too much to make you snap back in front of the pages. Make no doubt - reading this book is entering another world. 

Albeit, the ending is so-so – it's original, but didn't have the impact as I was led to believe. Other than that, boy oh boy, I hope he continues writing this world.

Revenger

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