I was also pleased that even though I’ve read quite a bit of his short fiction, I’d only read four of the eighteen stories within: Great Wall of Mars, Weather and The Star Surgeon’s Apprentice, which I think were all published in Galactic North, plus the 100-page novella Diamond Dogs. This was a rare one for me – an impulse purchase from a bookstore shelf! Well, not really an impulse purchase, since Reynolds is an author I like a lot and this brick-sized collection of the highlights of his short fiction promised to be a good read. There are some truly inspiring ideas and fantastic tales to be read here.Beyond the Aquila Rift by Alastair Reynolds (2016) 779 p.
I mean, like glittering jewels of complete mind-blowing and written with real talent and clear vision' Goodreads reviewer, 'Big questions and existential dread creeping through the elegantly described universes' Goodreads reviewer, 'He achieves with his stories something sublime in science fiction writing. one of the best collections that I've ever read' Goodreads reviewer, 'This book contains a brilliant collection of short stories, all of them highlighting Reynolds' great imaginative powers and his first-class worldbuilding' Goodreads reviewer, 'These stories of his are SO COOL. I'm impressed - this is good stuff!' Goodreads reviewer, 'Reynolds is at his best.
Readers are hooked on Alastair Reynolds' short stories: 'This collection was my first introduction to Alastair Reynolds' work. One of the most thought-provoking and accomplished short-fiction writers of our time, this collection is a delight for all SF readers. Alastair Reynolds has won the Sidewise Award and been nominated for The Hugo Awards for his short fiction. 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 This collection includes ZIMA BLUE, one of the standout episodes in Netflix's LOVE, DEATH AND ROBOTS 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.
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