

Amarantin (Delta Pavonis system, extinct).various Earth flora and fauna (including modified forms).Lifeforms of the Revelation Space universe

Please see the main article for more detailed information on the fictional universe's timeline of events and developments. History and chronology of the Revelation Space universe

4.1 1.) RS works by sub-series and by cast.4 Works set in the Revelation Space universe.3 Characters, factions and groups of the Revelation Space universe.2 Lifeforms of the Revelation Space universe.1 History and chronology of the Revelation Space universe.within the later parts of the third millennium, but some of the furthest dates explored in the series go as far as ca 40 000 AD. Most works set in the RS universe span a timeframe from the late 22nd century to the 27th century, i.e. The series chronicles gradual human exploration and settlement of the Solar System and nearby interstellar space, as well as the technological, political and social turmoil and complexity involved in the process.

The series' publication history spans some three decades, from its first short story in 1990 to its latest novel in 2018. Reynolds' RS narratives are considered part of the wave of "New Space Opera" works, by mostly British science fiction authors, which began roughly in the late 1990s and continued throughout the early decades of the 21st century. The Revelation Space fictional universe depicts a fictional future history of humanity, within the trappings of a space opera milieu that has a generally hard science fiction focus. towards the most terrifying of destinations.The Revelation Space universe (RSU) is the moniker traditionally given to the setting of Alastair Reynolds' Revelation Space series. Read more REVELATION SPACE: a huge, magnificent space opera that ranges across the known and unknown universe. But the Amarantin were wiped out for a reason, and that danger is closer and greater than even Syveste imagines. For brilliant but ruthless scientist Dan Sylveste, it's more than merely intellectual curiosity - and he will stop at nothing to get at the truth. For the human colonists now settling the Amarantin homeworld Resurgam, it's of little more than academic interest, even after the discovery of a long-hidden, almost perfect Amarantin city and a colossal statue of a winged Amarantin. Nine hundred thousand years ago, something wiped out the Amarantin. 'The span here is mind-boggling, cosmos-spanning concepts, a breathtaking journey' GOOD BOOK GUIDE Series: S.F. Description for Revelation Space Paperback.
