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Beyond the Aquila Rift: The Best of Alastair Reynolds
Alastair Reynolds
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Description for Beyond the Aquila Rift: The Best of Alastair Reynolds
paperback. A superb collection of short fiction from 'the mastersinger of space opera' THE TIMES Num Pages: 784 pages. BIC Classification: FL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
This is an amazing collection of some of the best short fiction ever written in the SF genre, by an author acclaimed as 'the mastersinger of space opera' THE TIMES. With an introduction by noted SF critic Johnathan Strahan, this collection of twenty short stories, novellettes and novellas includes MINLA'S FLOWERS, SIGNAL TO NOISE, TROIKA, and seven previous uncollected stories, including TRAUMA POD, THE WATER THIEF and IN BABELSBERG. Alastair Reynolds has won the Sidewise Award and been nominated for The Hugo Awards for his short fiction. One of the most thought-provoking and accomplished ... Read more
This is an amazing collection of some of the best short fiction ever written in the SF genre, by an author acclaimed as 'the mastersinger of space opera' THE TIMES. With an introduction by noted SF critic Johnathan Strahan, this collection of twenty short stories, novellettes and novellas includes MINLA'S FLOWERS, SIGNAL TO NOISE, TROIKA, and seven previous uncollected stories, including TRAUMA POD, THE WATER THIEF and IN BABELSBERG. Alastair Reynolds has won the Sidewise Award and been nominated for The Hugo Awards for his short fiction. One of the most thought-provoking and accomplished ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Gollancz
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
784
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781473216365
SKU
V9781473216365
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About Alastair Reynolds
Alastair Reynolds was born in Barry, South Wales, in 1966. He studied at Newcastle and St Andrews Universities and has a Ph.D. in astronomy. He stopped working as an astrophysicist for the European Space Agency to become a full-time writer. REVELATION SPACE and PUSHING ICE were shortlisted for the ARTHUR C. CLARKE AWARD; REVELATION SPACE, ABSOLUTION GAP, DIAMOND DOGS and ... Read more
Reviews for Beyond the Aquila Rift: The Best of Alastair Reynolds
A well-paced, complex story replete with intrigue, invention and an optimism uncommon in contemporary SF
The Guardian
Transhumans, talking elephants, inscrutable aliens and good old fashioned spaceship fights all contribute to a breathtaking adventure
THE SUN
Having completed the trilogy I now want to return to its beginning and re-read. Alastair Reynolds is one of my ... Read more
The Guardian
Transhumans, talking elephants, inscrutable aliens and good old fashioned spaceship fights all contribute to a breathtaking adventure
THE SUN
Having completed the trilogy I now want to return to its beginning and re-read. Alastair Reynolds is one of my ... Read more