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Revelation Space Reading Order
Revelation Space by Alastair Reynolds has 3 main books (2000–2003), plus 4 novella or companions. Start with Revelation Space (2000) and read the numbered books in order.
Revelation Space books in order
Your reading speed
- 9 h 48 min
- 10 h 39 min
- 11 h 46 min
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- 10 h 39 min
- 7 h 17 min
- 7 h 34 min
- 7 h 34 min
Main books together: 1,840 pages, about 32 h 13 min at 238 words per minute.
Page counts: median across editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.
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Revelation Space: common questions
- How many books are in the Revelation Space series?
- There are 3 main books in Revelation Space, plus 4 novella or companion books. The most recent main book listed here is Absolution Gap (2003).
- What order should I read Revelation Space in?
- Read Revelation Space in its numbered order: Revelation Space, Redemption Ark, Absolution Gap.
- What is the first Revelation Space book?
- The first book is Revelation Space by Alastair Reynolds, published in 2000.
- How long does it take to read the whole Revelation Space series?
- The 3 main books add up to about 1,840 pages (median edition lengths). At 238 words per minute that is about 32 hours of reading, or about 65 days at 30 minutes a day.
- Do I need to read the Revelation Space novellas?
- The 4 novella or companion books (Chasm City, The Prefect, Elysium Fire, Inhibitor Phase) sit outside the main numbering. You can follow the main story without them; their numbers (like 0.5 or 2.5) show where they fit between the main books.