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Alastair Reynolds
315 books9,374 followersI'm Al, I used to be a space scientist, and now I'm a writer, although for a time the two careers ran in parallel. I started off publishing short stories in the British SF magazine Interzone in the early 90s, then eventually branched into novels. I write about a novel a year and try to write a few short stories as well. Some of my books and stories are set in a consistent future named after Revelation Space, the first novel, but I've done a lot of other things as well and I like to keep things fresh between books.
I was born in Wales, but raised in Cornwall, and then spent time in the north of England and Scotland. I moved to the Netherlands to continue my science career and stayed there for a very long time, before eventually returning to Wales.
In my spare time I am a very keen runner, and I also enjoying hill-walking, birdwatching, horse-riding, guitar and model-making. I also dabble with paints now and then. I met my wife in the Netherlands through a mutual interest in climbing and we married back in Wales. We live surrounded by hills, woods and wildlife, and not too much excitement.
I was born in Wales, but raised in Cornwall, and then spent time in the north of England and Scotland. I moved to the Netherlands to continue my science career and stayed there for a very long time, before eventually returning to Wales.
In my spare time I am a very keen runner, and I also enjoying hill-walking, birdwatching, horse-riding, guitar and model-making. I also dabble with paints now and then. I met my wife in the Netherlands through a mutual interest in climbing and we married back in Wales. We live surrounded by hills, woods and wildlife, and not too much excitement.
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December 28, 2021
You'll find this in the collection,
Deep Navigation
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I get the distinct feeling with this short story that Alastair was just having some fun with an idea. And why not?
Basically, there's a game that involves some newly discovered, alien lifeform that the solar system's best gamers are invited to play. There's also a bit of politics involved, with the goodies v baddies, evil corporation thing going on in the background as well.
It's ok, only 4 stars for this instead of Alastair's usual 5, but like i said, this one just seemed like he decided to have some fun for a change.
Next up on the Alastair Reynolds timeline, from 1998, it's On the Oodnadatta .
I get the distinct feeling with this short story that Alastair was just having some fun with an idea. And why not?
Basically, there's a game that involves some newly discovered, alien lifeform that the solar system's best gamers are invited to play. There's also a bit of politics involved, with the goodies v baddies, evil corporation thing going on in the background as well.
It's ok, only 4 stars for this instead of Alastair's usual 5, but like i said, this one just seemed like he decided to have some fun for a change.
Next up on the Alastair Reynolds timeline, from 1998, it's On the Oodnadatta .
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