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 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

For me, the distant future and far-off galaxies is where it's at. That's where my imagination can really come out to play.

For me, the distant future and far-off galaxies is where it's at. That's where my imagination can really come out to play.

- 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

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'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

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

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

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