Revenger (novel)

Revenger is a 2016 science fiction novel by British author Alastair Reynolds. It is unconnected to any of Reynolds's previous works, and is the first book in the Revenger Trilogy. A sequel, entitled Shadow Captain was published on 10 January 2019,[1] and a third and final book in the trilogy, Bone Silence, was published in 2020.

For the South Korean film, see Revenger (film).

Revenger
First edition
AuthorAlastair Reynolds
Cover artistwww.blacksheep.uk.com
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
SeriesRevenger Trilogy
GenreSpace Opera
PublisherGollancz
Publication date
20 September 2016
Media typePrint (hardback & paperback)
Pages411 (hardcover)
ISBN978-0-5750-9053-8
OCLC994810105
823.914 23
LC ClassPR6068.E95 R492 2016
Followed byShadow Captain 

Revenger won the 2017 Locus Award for Best Young Adult Book,[2] and was a finalist for the 2018 Philip K. Dick Award.[3]

Reception

Revenger has been labelled by some reviews as a young adult novel,[4][5][6] although it has not been marketed as such by the publisher. Reynolds addresses this on his blog, saying he hopes the novel "is a straightforward SF novel that also happens to be accessible, and perhaps accessible to somewhat younger readers."[7]

Mark Yon of SFFWorld.com describes the novel as "an entertaining pirate romp ... with a touch of Firefly."[8] Publishers Weekly calls Revenger a "remarkably creative, resonant space opera."[9]

References
  1. Reynolds, Alastair (12 July 2018). Alastair Reynolds - Shadow Captain. The Orion Publishing Group. ISBN 9780575090637. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
  2. "2017 Locus Awards Winners". locusmag.com. Locus Online. 24 June 2017. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
  3. "2018 Philip K. Dick Award finalists announced". Retrieved 14 January 2018.
  4. "Review – Revenger by Alastair Reynolds". The Bookbeard's Blog. 23 October 2016. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
  5. Bone, Christian. "Revenger". Starburst. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
  6. Bardinelli, John (1 March 2017). "Revenger Brings Pirates and Pillaging to Outer Space". barnesandnoble.com. Barnes and Noble. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
  7. Reynolds, Alastair (17 August 2016). "Revenger word cloud". approachingpavonis.blogspot.com. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
  8. Yon, Mark (24 September 2016). "Revenger by Alastair Reynolds". sffworld.com. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
  9. "Revenger". publishersweekly.com. Publishers Weekly. 23 January 2017. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
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