Diamond Dogs, Turquoise Days
by Alastair Reynolds · first published 2001
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Alastair Reynolds returns to his bestselling Revelation Space universe with two novellas of interstellar explorationDiamond DogsThe planet Golgotha—supposedly lifeless—resides in a remote star system, far from those inhabited by human colonists. It is home to an enigmatic machinelike structure called the Blood Spire, which has already brutally and systematically claimed the lives of one starship crew that attempted to uncover its secrets. But nothing will deter Richard Swift from exploring this object of alien origin…Turquoise DaysIn the seas of Turquoise live the Pattern Jugglers, the amorpho
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I'm currently reading Diamond Dogs, Turquoise Days by Alastair Reynolds. In the second book, there's a water-world where there are airships, and a whole city held aloft in the air by "vacuum bladders". I'll admit when I first read that detail in a description…
on “DARPA heavy lift challenge ends with winner at a 3.84:1 payload to weight ratio” ↗…REDEMPTION ARK and ABSOLUTION GAP in that sequence. THE PREFECT (AURORA RISING) and ELYSIUM FIRE may be read alone or jointly, but should best be read in the above order. CHASM CITY, as well as the collections DIAMOND DOGS, TURQUOISE DAYS and GALACTIC NORTH, can be read at any point."
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