Author: Alastair Reynolds

Quotes

I'm still bothered by the threat of nuclear war.

I'm still bothered by the threat of nuclear war.

- Alastair Reynolds

I'm not a morning person: I can't function until I've had a coffee - or several.

I'm not a morning person: I can't function until I've had a coffee - or several.

- Alastair Reynolds

I'm not massively fond of right-wing nutters or war criminals.

I'm not massively fond of right-wing nutters or war criminals.

- Alastair Reynolds

When I look back at many of the moments of wonder, awe, or terror that I've got from science fiction, it's often been because I've been put in the head of one of the characters.

When I look back at many of the moments of wonder, awe, or terror that I've got from science fiction, it's often been because I've been put in the head of one of the characters.

- Alastair Reynolds

I prioritise story over science, but not at the expense of being really stupid about it.

I prioritise story over science, but not at the expense of being really stupid about it.

- Alastair Reynolds

If there's a story I absolutely cannot tell without faster-than-light travel, then I am quite prepared to accept it - even though I don't personally believe it is possible.

If there's a story I absolutely cannot tell without faster-than-light travel, then I am quite prepared to accept it - even though I don't personally believe it is possible.

- Alastair Reynolds

We live in a science fictional world with things like cloning and face transplants, and things seem to be getting stranger and stranger.

We live in a science fictional world with things like cloning and face transplants, and things seem to be getting stranger and stranger.

- Alastair Reynolds

I am playing in a playground that's already been played in. I am always aware that a lot of the furniture in science fiction is second hand.

I am playing in a playground that's already been played in. I am always aware that a lot of the furniture in science fiction is second hand.

- Alastair Reynolds

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