Thursday, 23 March 2017

New one in

So I've delivered a new novel. We have a possible title, but it's still subject to discussion and may well change, so I won't mention it just yet. What I can say is that the new book is the first novel-length work to be set in the Revelation Space universe since 2007, and is also a sequel to The Prefect. Despite the decade-long gap beween these books, this one is set only two years after the last and features a large number of recurring characters. Nonetheless I hope that it will be capable of being read independently of the first.

As far as I am aware publication is not likely to happen until early 2018.
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27 comments:

  1. Stephanie23 March 2017 at 09:44

    WHOPPEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

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  2. Unknown23 March 2017 at 10:04

    I'm very excited. The Revelation Space universe (RSU?) is one I am very fond of. Being in the US, I expect to see this beastie a few months after your expected release date, so I will be studiously avoiding spoilers when it comes out.

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  3. AndreasDavour23 March 2017 at 10:34

    As The Prefect is my Reynolds favourite, I really look forward to this one!

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  4. Anthony Pooley23 March 2017 at 11:21

    Brilliant! Looking forward to this very much.

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  5. Norayr Gurnagul23 March 2017 at 11:29

    Great news, can't wait to get my hands on it !

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  6. Ben Lund23 March 2017 at 12:33

    Very exciting news and looking forward to it (and I guess that 2018 is not that far away). Are you going to get the privilege of simultaneous publication in the U.S. and U.K.?

    P.S. Any embedded musical lyrics? :-)

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  7. Son of Ya'Kov23 March 2017 at 16:33

    Awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  8. Dr. Mark Woodworth24 March 2017 at 05:25

    Great news! Thanks!

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  9. Matter Beam24 March 2017 at 05:41

    Can't wait!

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  10. bar10dr24 March 2017 at 07:19

    Reading this made my day! I cannot wait to get back into the revelation space universe again!

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  11. Robin of Loxley24 March 2017 at 07:24

    WOOT! Looking forward to it!

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  12. Unknown24 March 2017 at 07:27

    Great news! I love the tension in The Prefect and the book have some of the best characters you have written!

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  13. Ernie Saylor24 March 2017 at 11:58

    The Prefect is one of my very favorite novels and so I am very much looking forward to this one!

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  14. JMD24 March 2017 at 12:48

    Yes!

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  15. Anonymous28 March 2017 at 07:09

    Great news! The Prefect is also one of my favorites! It will be great to finally return to the Revelation Space universe!

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  16. Dave29 March 2017 at 21:31

    I'm thinking a re-read of The Prefect may be in order!!!
    Looking forward to it!

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  17. Calle1 April 2017 at 16:43

    Great news! Being a sequel to The Prefect I assume it takes place before the Melding Plague?

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  18. Rashmika Els2 April 2017 at 04:04

    What excellent news! I love Revelation Space - have read 3 times & The Prefect twice, so thIs is something to really look forward to. Thank you for your hard work!

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  19. Nik4 April 2017 at 14:29

    I can't tell you how excited I am about this news. RS is my favorite SF series of all time and I can't wait to spend more time in that universe.

    Gonna need a re-read too, I think. I can't remember if the end of The Prefect signaled the beginning of the Rust Belt or whether the Belle Epoque continued after the events of the book.

    Thank you AR for being so prolific! We are very lucky, as fans, to follow a novelist who so consistently puts out awesome books and short stories.

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  20. @cavershamjj6 April 2017 at 08:23

    Splendid. Prefect a book I enjoyed v much. Look fwd to it.

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  21. Graeme83815 April 2017 at 12:18

    Great news, but as someone else has commented, it will need a re-read of The Prefect...and i'd still like some stories of the Lighthugger crews

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  22. Me30 April 2017 at 05:58

    You will let us know when preorders are being accepted?

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  23. Anonymous23 May 2017 at 02:20

    That's too far away. I need it now.

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  24. Anthony Pooley14 June 2017 at 21:11

    So, as of today, Amazon.co.uk is still showing "Untitled Reynolds 5 of 10" for next January. But it's also showing "Revealer" with a release date of February 2019. Sequel to Revenger perhaps? I certainly hope so. I thought Revenger would make a really great film.

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  25. Al R15 June 2017 at 03:17

    Yes, the latter one is the intended follow-up to Revenger, and the untitled one is the new Prefect book. We're just narrowing down the title at the moment.

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  26. Dillon16 June 2017 at 20:54

    This is great news! I can't wait

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  27. Scott24 June 2017 at 06:57

    Amazon is now showing releases for both November and January - Aurora Rising and Elysium Fire respectively. Got massively excited. Yay two books in 2 months! Then realised Aurora Rising is an alternative title for The Prefect. Gutted, lol. Still loving the title for January's. Can't wait.

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