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,[1] and a third and final book in the trilogy, Bone Silence, was published in 2020.
Revenger has been labelled by some reviews as a young adult novel,[4][5][6] 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."[7]
Mark Yon of SFFWorld.com describes the novel as "an entertaining pirate romp ... with a touch of Firefly."[8]Publishers Weekly calls Revenger a "remarkably creative, resonant space opera."[9]