alastair reynolds

I'm delighted to announce that, to mark the launch of Solaris Rising: the New Book of Solaris Science Fiction, an event has been organised by those nice people at Forbidden Planet in London. Between 1.00 pm and 2.00 pm on Saturday November 26th, Alastair Reynolds, Pat Cadigan, Eric Brown...

Lois Tilton has posted a pretty positive review of the anthology on the Locus website: http://www.locusmag.com/Reviews/2011/10/lois-tilton-reviews-short-fiction-late-october-2/

I've just finalised the line-up for an anthology of all new SF stories I've been commissioned to produce for Solaris - Solaris Rising: The New Book of Solaris Science Fiction. So what do you reckon? A book you're itching to read, or not really of any interest? 1. Introduction – Ian Whates 2. A...

Hi everyone, Following on from my last thread I decided to purchase Pushing Ice by Alastair Reynolds and have just finished reading it. I found it slow starting, but most good fiction books seem to be, and in the end I thoroughly enjoyed it. I kind of wish it was in a series as it definitely...

So I noticed this book (Terminal World) in my local bookstore the other day and was really intrigued. The premise is amazing (from the dust jacket): Spearpoint, the last human city, is an atmosphere-piercing spire of vast size. Clinging to its skin are the zones, a series of semi-autonomous...

So cool! Approaching Pavonis Mons by balloon: Computa Two - a previously unpublished story by Alastair Reynolds

I caught mention of this on a blog-it seems you buy the latest copy of SFX and get a voucher for a free pb copy of the House of Suns from a certain book shop. Anyone gone for it yet?

In the past I've been a bit lukewarm about some of his books, particulary those of the Revelation Space line. I had a bit of trouble caring about his characters. But Century Rain stood out for me because the characters were refreshingly different, particularly Wendell Floyd. And now I've just...

This has probably been asked before but I couldn't find a general thread on him so here goes. I am moving into the SF realm now and really enjoying it with the likes of Iain M Banks, Neal Asher and Peter F Hamilton. I was wondering how Alistair Reynolds fairs against these powerhouses of...

Spearpoint is a city unlike any other. A vast spire dozens of leagues in height, the city and the world around it are divided into zones of different energy states. Different technology and energy sources work in each zone, and any person who spends long periods in another zone may be doomed to...

Hello all, i bought this book in FP last week. It's another set of short stories all set outside of the Revelation Space universe. I haven't started it yet, but just wondered if anyone else had. If so, what do you think? Is it as good as Galactic North?

Okay, so I had trouble getting into Revelation Space for some reason; not too sure why. But given the hoo-ha over him & his books & new deal over the last few weeks, I decided to try from a different angle. Galactic North is a collection of short stories all set in the RS universe and date from...

SF author Alastair Reynolds has signed a £1 million ($1,634,500-odd) contract to stay with Gollancz for his next ten novels, to be published over the next ten years. This is one of the biggest SF contract deals I've heard of, maybe the biggest since Arthur C. Clarke's staggering deal in 1997 for...

I was quite surprised to notice that Alastair Reynolds doesn't have his own thread in the "authors" section. In my opinion, he is one of the most readable writers around. He tells a good story with interesting twists, and it's all more or less believable in terms of what could happen. He keeps...

Please help me with some suggestions of new authors! I tend to loose myself in one author, read all the books and then when I devoured them all, suffer from withdrawal! I will give you a few details of myself, so you might get an idea of what I would like; I have read quite a lot of fantasy (I...

2057. In the depths of the Solar system, large spacecraft routinely intercept and redirect ice asteroids and comets into Earth orbit, where their raw materials can be used to fuel Earth's growing economy and incessant need for raw materials. When Saturn's moon Janus inexplicably leaves its orbit...

My review of Galactic North:

Hi, Just to announce the release next month of a brand new anthology featuring most of the biggest names in British SF: CELEBRATION edited by Ian Whates Commemorating 50 years of the British Science Fiction Association with original stories from: Brian Aldiss, Stephen Baxter, Molly...

On the BBC website here: BBC NEWS | Technology | Science fiction 'thrives in hi-tech world' A good way to plug a new book :)

Alastair Reynolds will be signing his new book The Prefect at Forbidden Planet 179 Shaftesbury Ave London WC2 (tel: 020 7420 3666) on Wednesday 18th April 5.30-6.30pm. More info at Event @ Forbidden Planet - The Online Entertainment Megastore