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Alastair Reynolds: Chasm City (Paperback, 2002, Gollancz) 5 stars

"The once-utopian Chasm City a domed human settlement on an otherwise inhospitable planet has been …

Review of 'Chasm City' on 'Goodreads'

5 stars

After Revelation Space, I was pretty much in awe of Reynold's mastery of plot and idea. Chasm City didn't disappoint either: a Byzantine plot that ties three separate strands spanning centuries into a cohesive whole, a riff on the interaction of memory and identity, and lots of 'aha' moments and really enjoyable world building and characterisation. I enjoyed the Tantor audiobook version and John Lee's cynically world weary and dry voicing of the story fit perfectly.