Machine Vendetta
by Alastair Reynolds · first published 2023
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BTW the latest Reynolds book set in that universe was just released: https://www.amazon.com/Machine-Vendetta-Prefect-Dreyfus-Emer... although IMHO nothing will ever beat Chasm City which is based around the alien nanoscale virus.
on “Ultralight, strong, and self-reprogrammable mechanical metamaterials” ↗…more) to re-read (though it's not such a great divergence): * If This Is a Man / The Truce by Primo Levi Other books I enjoyed reading this year in no particular order: * Tau Zero by Poul Anderson * Machine Vendetta by Alastair Reynolds * Elysium Fire by Alastair Reynolds * Aurora Rising by Alastair Reynolds * Shadow of the Silk Road by Colin Thubron (loved this) * The Lord of the Rings (the god knows how many…
on “Ask HN: What did you read in 2025?” ↗Reynolds' Aurora trilogy (of Revelation Space - Aurora Rising, Elysium Fire, Machine Vendetta) hits very close.
on “Accelerando (2005)” ↗