373 Chasm City, a Review

373 Chasm City, a Review

From The GMologist presents... by Karl Rodriguez

March 16, 2026 · 1h 1m · Season 6 · Episode 373

About this episode

The episode features a discussion on the novel 'Chasm City' by Alastair Reynolds, exploring its themes and societal structures.

I am joined by Arlen Walker of Live from Pellam's Wasteland (https://www.youtube.com/@LivefromPellamsWasteland) to discuss the 2001 novel by Chasm City by Alastair Reynolds. Set in the Revelation Space universe , but not party of the major trilogy's story, this novel deals with themes of identity , memory, and immortality, and many of its scenes are concerned primarily with describing the unusual societal and physical structure of the titular city, a major nexus of Reynolds's universe. It won the 2002 British Science Fiction Association award . My wife does the cover clip art. You can send me a message (voice or text) via a DM on Discord, as an attachment to my email (gmologist@gmail) or to my Speakpipe account: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.speakpipe.com/TheGmologistPresents⁠⁠ Please check out our YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/@thegmologist where we play some of these games that we talk about . (and don't forget to Like & Subscribe!) My wife does the cover clip art. You can send me a message (voice or text) via a DM on Discord, as an attachment to my email (gmologist@gmail) or to my Speakpipe account: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.speakpipe.com/TheGmologistPresents⁠⁠ Please check…

People in this episode

Host: Karl Rodriguez

Guest: Arlen Walker

Topics covered

  • Chasm City
  • Alastair Reynolds
  • science fiction
  • identity
  • memory
  • immortality
  • societal structure

Keywords

  • Chasm City
  • Alastair Reynolds
  • science fiction
  • identity
  • memory
  • immortality
  • Revelation Space

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: British Science Fiction Association, Live from Pellam's Wasteland, YouTube, Speakpipe

Books & works: Chasm City

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