Alastair Reynolds

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Legal name: Reynolds, Alastair Preston
Birthdate: 1966-03-13
Gender: male
Nationality: UK
Birthplace: Barry, Wales, UK
Places of residence: Leiden, Netherlands
Cornwall, England, UK
Wales, UK
Education: Newcastle University
University of St Andrews (PhD)
Occupations: astronomer
science fiction writer
Organizations: European Space Agency
Awards and honors: Guest of Honour Odyssey (Eastercon) 2010

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[[Alistair Reynolds']] [Terminal World] in Science Fiction Fans (July 2011)

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The Prefect by Alastair Reynolds

Always love reading Alastair Reynolds. Great plot and characters. The last 1/3 was a little rushed and I kept expecting the book to go deeper. But I guess that's what future books in the series are for.

½

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aarondesk | 44 other reviews | Dec 4, 2023 |

Pushing Ice by Alastair Reynolds

Little bit conflicted about this, as I really enjoyed the read; plot pulled me along; lots of interesting ideas; and it goes in unexpected directions, surprising me frequently. So that's all good. But a lot of the personal interactions were just... kinda trite. Everyone behaved in the way to keep the plot going, not as humans might behave. Someone suspects The Corporation of treating the crew as expendable in order to make more money; then The Corporation says, no, no, everything's fine and it's that person who accused us who is falsifying data; and everyone just takes them at their word? There are a whole bunch of instances like this where seemingly rational people suddenly do something bizarre, and nobody thinks about anyone's motives for doing anything, which I found really jarring. But ignoring that, I enjoyed it a lot. Kinda halfway between The Expanse (only read the first one) and Culture novels.… (more)

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thisisstephenbetts | 51 other reviews | Nov 25, 2023 |

The Prefect by Alastair Reynolds

I loved this book. Great characters, great science fiction, and ultimately a murder mystery. There was one plot point with Battlestar Galactica security that annoyed me but not enough to ruin the story. You do not need to read any other books in the series to read this book. It stands alone.

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cdaley | 44 other reviews | Nov 2, 2023 |

Permafrost by Alastair Reynolds

2.5 I guess? Time travel plots are very, very hard to do well I think - they're inherently an unpleasant blend of too complex and mostly arbitrary. The length of this one also works against it, giving the multiple storylines no time to breathe. The explanation of the peril to the mission (which in itself gets barely any time) is just tossed off at the end and feels like a damp squib. Theoretically this is competent but it just feels unsatisfying.

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tombomp | 17 other reviews | Oct 31, 2023 |

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