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Yellowstone was a terrestrial planet in the Epsilon Eridani system. Parts of it were habitable thanks to gases leaking from a deep chasm on the planet, leading to the construction of large domed cities. These became the primary settlements of the planet, and major hubs of economic, cultural and technological exchange.

History of settlement

Originally settled by Americans via Von Neumann machines housing fertilized human eggs. The colony failed in what appeared to be a similarly murderous manner as another failed American colony: Diadem.

Re-settled by Demarchists a century later, Yellowstone was the pinnacle of human civilisation from approximately 2350 to 2510. By the time of Tanner Mirabel's arrival -- seven years after the Melding Plague -- the planet was unrecognizable, rife with poverty and conflict. The remnants of the Glitter Band were by then referred to as the Rust Belt.

Human civilisation on and around Yellowstone was destroyed by the Inhibitors in 2698.

Cities and settlements

Moon

Yellowstone's moon was named Marco's Eye, after early colonist/pioneer Marco Ferris.

Appearances

RS Glossary entry

Yellowstone: The major settled world in the Epsilon Eridani system.
- description from the official RS glossary [1]

Notes

  • The method used by the Americans to settle the planet in the 22nd century is potentially identical to the method they used on Diadem.
  • Reynolds's 2007 novel The Prefect is set around Yellowstone and the Glitter Band during their prime, about 100 years before the events of Chasm City.

References

  1. Revelation Space universe - RS Glossary - Y, AlastairReynolds.com, the official website of Alastair Reynolds
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