A review by siriuschico
Inhibitor Phase by Alastair Reynolds

5.0

I spent a larger part of this year with Alastair Reynolds. I have read his Revelation Space series (the second time for his first two books), and I'm now finishing with Inhibitor Phase. I'm a bit exhausted and will leave sci-fi waters for a few months, but it was an exhilarating ride. And after that long time with Alastair, I have fallen into the rhythm. I could complain about his template interaction between formidable but haunted warrior (Neil or Warran) and mechanized femme fatal (Skade or Glass). Or I could complain about his deus ex machina, where solutions always fall from heaven. But I'm not going to do that.
I have already said that I enjoy Raynolds story-telling and Inhibitor space is no different. It contains an epic story about the future of humanity with few powerful characters and little nuggets of pure horror. So for me, five stars again - here you go Alastair, don't eat all in one go.