In what order do I read these works? With a little research I was able to map out the Revelation Space reading order.  Some of the years may not be exact, but the chronological order is correct. One short story, “Open and Shut”, has not been included in a collection yet, but is available online (see table below).

The Revelation Space Map:

The Revelation Space Reading Order:

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YEAR / TITLE	FORMAT	CONTAINED IN	MY RATING
2205 Great Wall of Mars	Novella
2217 Glacial	Novella
2330-2340 A Spy in Europa	Short story
2358 Weather	Novella
Prefect Dreyfus Emergency #1 2427 Aurora Rising (The Prefect)	Novel
Prefect Dreyfus Emergency #1.5 2427 Open and Shut	Short story	Gollanz website
Prefect Dreyfus Emergency #2 2429 Elysium Fire	Novel
2500-2550 Diamond Dogs	Novella
2511 Monkey Suit	Short story
2513-2540 Dilation Sleep	Short story
2517-24 Chasm City	Novel
2540 Grafenwalder’s Bestiary	Novella
2541 Turquoise Days	Novella
The Inhibitor Trilogy #1 2524-2567 Revelation Space	Novel
c. 2500s The Last Log of the Lachrimosa	Short story
2600 Nightingale	Novella
The Inhibitor Trilogy #2 2605-2651 Redemption Ark	Novel
The Inhibitor Trilogy #3 2675-3000 Absolution Gap	Novel
2303-40000 Galactic North	Short story

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