Alastair Reynolds
Alastair Reynolds
Reynolds is an astrophysicist turned writer with a knack for creating
trippy, mind-bending stories.
Revelation Space
Revelation Space is the gateway drug that got me hooked on
Reynolds' strange vision of the future. It forms a loosely connected
trilogy with Redemption Ark (featuring a riveting
near-light-speed chase between the stars spanning decades) and
Absolution Gap (with a virus-induced religious cult, moving
cathedrals and a vanishing gas giant).
Aurora Rising and Elysium Fire form the
Prefect
Dreyfuss Emergency sub-series. They're police procedurals set
in the Glitter Band, a swarm of thousands of orbital habitats.
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Revelation
Space, ✓
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Chasm
City, ✓
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Diamond
Dogs, Turquoise Days, ✓
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Redemption
Ark, ✓
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Absolution
Gap, ✓
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Galactic
North,
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The Prefect
/ Aurora Rising, ✓
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Elysium
Fire, ✓
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Inhibitor
Phase, ✓
Collections
Reynolds' short stories are like small bite-sized versions of his
novels. Notably, the stories Zima Blue and Beyond the
Aquila Rift come to life in episodes of the animated series
Love, Death &
Robots.