The novel “Redemption Ark” by Alastair Reynolds was published for the first time in 2002. It’s part of the Revelation Space series and is the sequel to “Revelation Space”.

For nearly four centuries Nevil Clavain has been part of the faction of the Conjoiners, modified humans who aim to create a hive mind. His strategic skills are invaluable in the war against the Demarchist faction, that Conjoiner are winning. Clavain never wanted to be part of the leadership of his faction but when finally he gets involved in it and is revealed secret information which include some terrible danger, he decides to abandon the Conjoiners and along with a diverse group of allies head to the planet Resurgam.