bms295 Posted January 9, 2020 Share Posted January 9, 2020 Im about 3/4s of the way through revelation space and im wondering when the proper time to start Chasm City is. Ive read some people recommend reading it before starting the trilogy, but i wasnt aware of it then. Since ill have already read the first book, is it still important to read before starting the second? Any help appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Werthead Posted January 9, 2020 Share Posted January 9, 2020 Chasm City takes place before the first book but was published second, so you can read it then without any problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bms295 Posted January 9, 2020 Author Share Posted January 9, 2020 Thanks. Is Chasm City essential to understand the rest of the trilogy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unJon Posted January 11, 2020 Share Posted January 11, 2020 On 1/9/2020 at 4:24 PM, bms295 said: Thanks. Is Chasm City essential to understand the rest of the trilogy? It’s important enough that you should read it second. It wasn’t my favorite book of his, but it has some good world building and there’s a payoff in the trilogy you won’t get if you don’t read Chasm City. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Richard II Posted January 11, 2020 Share Posted January 11, 2020 Is it? It’s been a while but I don’t remember it affecting much. I think it’s my favorite of his books though I’ve only read about half. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unJon Posted January 11, 2020 Share Posted January 11, 2020 11 hours ago, Darth Richard II said: Is it? It’s been a while but I don’t remember it affecting much. I think it’s my favorite of his books though I’ve only read about half. Yeah maybe. It’s been a long time for me. On the other hand, it’s another book to read before Absolution Gap, and putting off that awful book is well worth it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Werthead Posted January 11, 2020 Share Posted January 11, 2020 Absolution Gap is mostly okay if you immediately read Galactic North afterwards so you know WTF is going on. But, granted, it's lame that they don't tell you that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polishgenius Posted January 12, 2020 Share Posted January 12, 2020 I've been doing a re-read of Revelation Space- I didn't like Redemption Ark any more than Revelation Space myself but then I thought Revelation Space was really good, so... Just starting Absolution Gap so we'll see how that goes. I remember it being the weirdest one and yeah, the ending to it being in a completely other book is just weird. I haven't got to Chasm City on the re-read yet but it definitely is the best book in the 'verse from recollection, mostly because it's the most structurally sound other than the slightly more throwaway Prefect prequels. The pacing of the series is odd and not quite right even aside from the ending being elsewhere- like the fact that a major character payoff, and its later equally major consequences, happen in the gap between books 2 and 3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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