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Alastair Reynolds

Alastair Reynolds

Author Biography & Works

Alastair Preston Reynolds is a Welsh science fiction author. He specialises in hard science fiction and space opera.

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Books by Alastair Reynolds

Revelation Space

Revelation Space

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Throughout its history, one of the strongest and most interesting aspects of science fiction has been its use in satire. And this is just about the most stunning of contemporary...

Redemption Ark

Redemption Ark

(Revelation Space)

The great wall is a massive construction, large enough to enclose an entire city, and the atmosphere above it. The wall encloses the base of the Conjoiners, a group that...

Absolution Gap

Absolution Gap

(Revelation Space)

They are ancient killing machines, designed to locate and destroy any life form reaching a certain level of intelligence. Now, stirred from eons of sleep, the Inhibitors have descended on...

Chasm City

Chasm City

(Revelation Space)

Chasm City is the story of what happens when utopia is hit by an epidemic. The story is told through the eyes of Tanner Mirabel, who decides to travel to...

House Of Suns

House Of Suns

What are the Welsh famous for? Prior to House of Suns' rip-roaring success, it was Sean Connery, Catherine Zeta-Jones. And not much else! But in 2007, Welsh science-fiction author Alastair...

The Prefect

The Prefect

(Revelation Space)

The Prefect is an Alastair Reynolds novel in the Revelation Space universe, in which a prefect of the Panoply tries to find out who is attacking the Glitter Band's habitats.

Century Rain

Century Rain

The future is noir-ish, technology has caused a catastrophe that make Earth uninhabitable. An archeologist is sent to investigate a copy of Earth that is found at the other end...

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