While the universe in revenger is certainly grand and gloriously imagined, the story itself it much more personal. Alastair reynolds has the kind of scientific imagination that few can match, his stories often explored on a grand scale. Engine city the engines of light, book 3 by ken macleod. I am open to the idea of another book in this sequence, if the ideas and will are there. I first came into contact with alastair reynolds with his book house of suns.
I thought id take a few hours to update the site as we go into the new year. I had written a lot of science fiction over the years thats very i suppose you could say is quite. The barsoom project by larry niven and stephen barnes. The novel reflects reynoldss professional background. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The book is quite slow paced, but that is i think deliberate in order to reflect the long. His latest novel is blue remembered earth, the first in the poseidons children trilogy. Tom dreyfus is a prefect, a law enforcement officer w. This list is not based on publication order, or even necessarily on internal chronology. Clarkes short story a meeting with medusa, this novel, with permission from the clarke estate, continues the story of commander howard falcon over centuries of spaceexploration, interaction with ai, first contact and beyond.
The medusa chronicles kindle edition by stephen baxter, alastair reynolds. Alastair reynolds is the author of the revelation space series, which includes the novels revelation space, chasm city, redemption ark, absolution gap, and the prefect. Revelation space is a 2000 science fiction novel by welsh author alastair reynolds. Im almost done with revelation space, which im told is the first book in the series. So you kind of run a catapult up the side or up the middle of the.
Aug 19, 2015 the 2016 alastair reynolds forecast two new novels and more. Alastair reynolds was born in barry, south wales, in 1966. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over. While the universe in revenger is certainly grand and gloriously imagined, the story itself it much more personal the far future galaxy of revenger has seen vast empires rise and fall while planets have been shattered and remade. It was short listed for the 2000 bsfa and arthur c. I have read many books from alastair reynolds and to me he is one of the two greatest contemporary scifi authors together with peter f. Redemption ark, the prefect and galactic north are my favourites in the revelation space universe, but you need to read revelation space before any of these. Explore books by alastair reynolds with our selection at. Clarkes work and its written together with stephen baxter, but im very disappointed. Yeah, but anyway, theres a notion in this book that if you were going to have a sort of ballistic launch system, like a huge catapult, then equatorial east africa is a good place because you can use thethe fact that youve got kilimanjaro there, that kind of gets you halfway to space to start with. We personally assess every book s quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. Afterwards, he earned a phd in astrophysics from the university of st andrews.
Revelation space is quite a long book but it did not lag at all. Browse author series lists, sequels, pseudonyms, synopses, book covers, ratings and awards. In the early 90s, he began getting his sf stories published in interzone, and eventually gave up his work in science in order to write full. Alastair preston reynolds born march 1966 is a british science fiction author.
Stuart jeffries on sciencefiction writer alastair reynolds. An odyssey in words by tom hunter, edited by ian whates limited. Having completed the trilogy i now want to return to its beginning and reread. Alastair reynolds is one of my very favourite authors, every book is a muchanticipated event, and withposeidons wake he shows yet again why that is. This year has been good for alastair reynolds fans, with the trilogyconcluding novel poseidons wake and the standalone novella slow bullets coming out in quick succession. Escalation, spiral arm studios july 2017, stephen gaskell ed. The revelation space books by chronology with the news circulating about alastair reynolds major new publishing deal, ive noticed that theres been a fair bit of interest circulating on forums by people who havent tried reading him before and want to know where to start. He gave up working as an astrophysicist for the european space agency to become a fulltime writer. Best of british science fiction 2018 by scott, edited by donna. Stuart jeffries enters the fantastic world of alastair reynolds. Books by alastair reynolds author of revelation space.
Medusa chronicles by alastair reynolds and stephen baxter. Jul 25, 2011 discover book depositorys huge selection of alastair reynolds books online. Alastair reynolds books list of books by author alastair. It was the first novel but not published work of fiction set in reynoldss eponymous universe. It appears chasm city is a stand alone in the same universe, but was written or released second. An interview with alastair reynolds by nick gevers. Home news search recent the best the worst by title by author book chronology newsletters chronology. All brought to life by two of our greatest sf authors, stephen baxter and alastair reynolds. So my recommendation is to read the novels in publication order, and the novellas and short story afterwards or mixed in publication order. Alastair reynolds revelation space universe suggested reading order. He specialises in hard science fiction and space opera.
Alastair reynolds is a british author of science fiction novels. Theres also the possibility that subterranean presss upcoming collection the best of alastair reynolds will reach us by november, although considering that there hasnt been any kind of proper announcement yet. Which do you think is the best book by alastair reynolds. The 2016 alastair reynolds forecast two new novels and more. Redemption ark is the direct sequel to revelation space, galactic north is the ending of the series, and the prefect is an indirect prequel. With permission from the clarke estate, stephen baxter and alastair reynolds continue this beloved writers enduring vision and have created a fresh story for new readers. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading beyond the aquila rift. He talks to richard lea about his plans for a space opera trilogy and the tricky business of. Iron tactician, at the speed of light, the enclave, the memoirist by anne charnock neil williamson, alastair reynolds simon morden. Alastair reynolds revenger was a surprisingly fun read.
Why alastair reynolds doesnt do star trek physics wired. Alastair reynolds primary author only author division. He spent his early years in cornwall, moved back to wales before going to newcastle university, where he read physics and astronomy. Its fictional history follows the human species through various conflicts from the relatively near future roughly 2200 to approximately 40,000 ad all the novels to date are set between 2427 and 2727, although certain stories extend. The 2016 alastair reynolds forecast two new novels and. Scientist turned scifi author alastair reynolds interview. We personally assess every books quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. This is perhaps one of the best living scifi authors out there. Hamilton for the leadership of british hard sf, alastair reynolds brings to both his impressive short fiction and his commanding novels vision, clarity, and expertise. The book is quite slow paced, but that is i think deliberate in order to reflect. Reynolds alastair, signed abebooks passion for books. Download audiobooks by alastair reynolds at and save.
Stephen baxter, coauthor of the light of other days. Books by alastair reynolds, stephen baxter lovereading. The revelation space series includes six novels, seven novellas, and six short stories. Alastair reynolds interviewed infinity plus nonfiction. He studied at newcastle and st andrews universities and has a ph. His latest novel is blue remembered earth, the first in the poseidons children trilogy this interview first appeared on s the. Its my attempt to get back to something a little bit closer to the present in terms of the way i think about science fiction. Alastair reynolds is currently considered a single author.
Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. A strong new challenger to stephen baxter and peter f. This is the first alastair reynolds book i have read and it grew on me. I have greatly enjoyed john lees narration in other books but on this occasion i felt it left quite a lot to be desired. It was on my bookshelf and i became absorbed entirely by the excellent narrative and character development not to mention the exceptional level of hard science fiction, which one the writer his name, yet does. If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author. A meeting with medusa the collected stories of arthur c.
Criticallyacclaimed author alastair reynolds creates a fascinating hybrid of space opera, police procedural and character studypublishers weekly in this novel in his revelation space universe. He stopped working as an astrophysicist for the european space agency to become a fulltime writer. Revelation space and pushing ice were shortlisted for the arthur c. Other novels include century rain, terminal world, pushing ice, and house of suns. Since 1991 he has lived in the netherlands, near leiden. Theres been very little news worth reporting since the last entry. The medusa chronicles charts falcons journey through the centuries granted by his new body, but always back to mysteries of jupiter and the changing interaction between.
I cannot wait to read the next book in the series, redemption ark mankind has a fight on its hands. Author alastair reynoldss complete list of books and series in order, with the latest releases. Discover book depositorys huge selection of alastair reynolds books online. On the steel breeze by alastair reynolds and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The far future galaxy of revenger has seen vast empires rise and fall while planets have been shattered and. Revenger is my 14th or 15th novel, depending on how you count them. My novellength books to date are, in order and date of uk publication. Alastair reynolds 2012 by john joseph adams and david barr kirtley author spotlight. Rather, it is based on what stories explainintroduce characterseventsconcepts that are referred to in later stories. Sep 12, 2016 discover book depositorys huge selection of alastair reynolds books online. Both books are about the ethics of humanmachine interaction. The revelation space universe is a fictional universe which was created by alastair reynolds and used as the setting for a number of his novels and stories.
That is to say, this is the order that makes the most sense. Its clear why reynolds has the devoted following hes gathered not many authors could have written as emotionally laden a narrative for their characters while still keeping it light, or described as complex and detailed a universe while still keeping it engaging. Steve and i hatched an idea to write a sequel to arthur c clarkes seminal short story a meeting with medusa and with the kind permission of the clarke estate we were able to do so. I which order should i read the revelation space series by alastair reynolds.
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