A review by megblak
Inhibitor Phase by Alastair Reynolds

5.0

Miguel de Ruyter has been hiding with a group of human survivors in a cave on Michaelmas for the past 30 years. Human interstellar civilization is practically gone after relentless attacks by the “wolves,” aliens machines bent on total extermination. When a spaceship comes near enough to their planet to draw dangerous attention, Miguel volunteers to destroy it to protect his people. But what happens next takes him on a journey across the universe to take on the very wolves they thought were indestructible.

This was my first Alastair Reynolds books and it is a part of universe of several interconnected series. I appreciated that is book came with a forward explaining some aspects of the back story from the other books without giving spoilers. This book was slow to start for me, but I’ve seen that this is common in Reynold’s books as he “builds up the sense of dread.” I enjoyed reading it in the end. This book is definitely great for readers who like their sci-fi heavy on the sci, and would appeal to die hard space opera fans.