Revenger (novel)
 First edition
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| Author | Alastair Reynolds |
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| Cover artist | www.blacksheep.uk.com |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Series | Revenger Trilogy |
| Genre | Space Opera |
| Publisher | Gollancz |
Publication date |
20 September 2016 |
| Media type | Print (hardback & paperback) |
| Pages | 411 (hardcover) |
| ISBN | 978-0-5750-9053-8 |
| OCLC | 994810105 |
| 823.914 23 | |
| LC Class | PR6068.E95 R492 2016 |
| Followed by | Shadow Captain |
Revenger is a 2016 science fiction novel by British author Alastair Reynolds. It is unconnected to any of Reynolds's previous works, and is the first book in the Revenger Trilogy. A sequel, entitled Shadow Captain was published on 10 January 2019, and a third and final book in the trilogy, Bone Silence, was published in 2020.
Revenger won the 2017 Locus Award for Best Young Adult Book, and was a finalist for the 2018 Philip K. Dick Award.
Reception
Revenger has been labelled by some reviews as a young adult novel, although it has not been marketed as such by the publisher. Reynolds addresses this on his blog, saying he hopes the novel "is a straightforward SF novel that also happens to be accessible, and perhaps accessible to somewhat younger readers."
Mark Yon of SFFWorld.com describes the novel as "an entertaining pirate romp ... with a touch of Firefly." Publishers Weekly calls Revenger a "remarkably creative, resonant space opera."