I’m impressed – this is good stuff!’ Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ‘This collection was my first introduction to Alastair Reynolds’ work. Readers are hooked on Alastair Reynolds’ short stories: One of the most thought-provoking and accomplished short-fiction writers of our time, this collection is a delight for all SF readers.

With an introduction by noted SF critic Johnathan Strahan, this collection of twenty short stories, novellettes and novellas includes ZIMA BLUE, one of the standout shorts in Netflix’s LOVE, DEATH AND ROBOTS, as well as MINLA’S FLOWERS, SIGNAL TO NOISE, TROIKA, and seven previous uncollected stories, including TRAUMA POD, THE WATER THIEF and IN BABELSBERG.Īlastair Reynolds has won the Sidewise Award and been nominated for The Hugo Awards for his short fiction. This collection includes ZIMA BLUE, one of the standout episodes in Netflix’s LOVE, DEATH AND ROBOTS Readers will greatly appreciate the breadth and variety of this deeply enjoyable collection.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 When Reynolds resorts to twist endings, the final revelations are logical and never gimmicky, serving a larger purpose than simply causing shock or surprise.

The stories are often moving and surprising.

For example, no prior knowledge of the Revelation Space books is required to enjoy the longer stories “Great Wall of Mars” and “Weather,” which immerse readers in a future where the human achievement of “neural communion” led to bloody warfare Reynolds uses that backdrop to explore what the unlinked humans still have in common with Conjoiners, who share mental communion with each other, rather than as an excuse for dramatic space battles showing off imaginative weaponry. Even readers completely unacquainted with his various universes will have no trouble getting acclimated. This collection of 18 long and short stories by Reynolds (the Poseidon’s Children series), one of the most gifted hard SF writers working today, displays his facility for building fascinating settings and integrating romance and mystery plots into space opera.

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