I prioritise story over science, but not at the expense of being really stupid about it. — Alastair Reynolds Copy Share Image
My mother was a part of a reading group, but they would never come near science fiction because they think it's not… — Alastair Reynolds Copy Share Image
I always like Iain Banks science fiction stuff and William Gibson's cyberpunk stuff from the 1980s. — Alastair Reynolds Copy Share Image
I'm not actually that bothered about the 'science fiction-ness' of 'Doctor Who.' — Alastair Reynolds Copy Share Image
When I look back at many of the moments of wonder, awe, or terror that I've got from science fiction, it's often… — Alastair Reynolds Copy Share Image
Speaking for myself, I really struggle to pinpoint whether I became a scientist because I like science fiction, or did I gravitate… — Alastair Reynolds Copy Share Image
There are similarities between historical novels and science fiction. Being thrown into the Napoleonic Wars is just as much of a different… — Alastair Reynolds Copy Share Image
“...the next time you need a piece of apparently obscure information, try asking a science fiction writer. You might be surprised.” — Alastair Reynolds Copy Share Image
A lot of science fiction is very accessible and very readable, but a lot of people are justifiably put off by the… — Alastair Reynolds Copy Share Image
I'm always a little bit cautious around invented terminology because so much science fiction is off-putting to the uninitiated. You open up… — Alastair Reynolds Copy Share Image
'Doctor Who' is part of my science fictional DNA. You could take it out of me, and I'd probably still have ended… — Alastair Reynolds Copy Share Image
As a science fiction writer, it's hard to think of a more stirring theme than the origin and ultimate destiny of life… — Alastair Reynolds Copy Share Image
I think I set myself on a course to become a scientist around about the time that Carl Sagan's 'Cosmos' series was… — Alastair Reynolds Copy Share Image
I used to be a strong believer that we would eventually colonize the solar system the way it's been done in science… — Alastair Reynolds Copy Share Image
One of the dangers of science fiction, particularly bad science fiction, is that you have these scenes where the characters turn to… — Alastair Reynolds Copy Share Image
Most of the time, when I get an idea that hinges on some science 'thing,' it will have been because of something… — Alastair Reynolds Copy Share Image
We've had science fiction novels where China is dominant; we've had novels where India is dominant, and I suppose it's all about… — Alastair Reynolds Copy Share Image
I didn't have a huge amount of security when I was a scientist from one contract to another. You're always thinking, 'Am… — Alastair Reynolds Copy Share Image
We live in a science fictional world with things like cloning and face transplants, and things seem to be getting stranger and… — Alastair Reynolds Copy Share Image
There is so little SF drawn from modern scientific thinking, in any discipline, that I'm much more cheered by the successes than… — Alastair Reynolds Copy Share Image
I really struggle to pinpoint whether I became a scientist because I like science fiction, or did I gravitate to science fiction… — Alastair Reynolds Copy Share Image
I never wanted to be "a writer"; I only ever aspired to be an science fiction writer. They'll tear that badge out… — Alastair Reynolds Copy Share Image
I always say that keeping abreast of science should never be seen as a chore. It should be something you do naturally.… — Alastair Reynolds Copy Share Image
I had an artistic streak and was good at painting and drawing and also very good at English, but I did want… — Alastair Reynolds Copy Share Image
Science fiction writers aren't short of ideas. You can read a book, and it sets off a chain of thought processes, so… — Alastair Reynolds Copy Share Image
I am playing in a playground that's already been played in. I am always aware that a lot of the furniture in… — Alastair Reynolds Copy Share Image
“We have made some collective mistakes as a species, it’s true – invested too much power in things we can’t see, let alone control.… — Alastair Reynolds Copy Share
“So much for the tolerant acceptance of the other. We’re forging out into deep space – who knows what we’ll meet out there? If… — Alastair Reynolds Copy Share
“Believe me, when you're dealing with infectious alien mind parasites, I always find primitive is best." Then, calmly, almost as if it were a… — Alastair Reynolds Copy Share
“There's a vorg loose," Meroka explained. "In case that escaped your attention. Ricasso's doing his bit for Swarm, trying to kill the thing before… — Alastair Reynolds Copy Share
“The two men -- Fray and Malkin -- were standing near each other. They were not unarmed. They were quite seriously not unarmed. Both… — Alastair Reynolds Copy Share
I couldn't think of anything more pointless than reading a piece of fiction written by a robot. — Alastair Reynolds Copy Share
When I'm working on one book, part of my imagination is thinking ahead to the next one. — Alastair Reynolds Copy Share
There is enough material in the Kuiper Belt to build anything out there. We could gobble up all the little asteroids, filtering out all… — Alastair Reynolds Copy Share
Victory loses its meaning without the memory of what you've vanquished. — Alastair Reynolds Copy Share
“I don't know." That was typical Sajaki; like all the genuinely clever people Sylveste had met he knew better than to feign understanding where… — Alastair Reynolds Copy Share
Autocratic governments are masters of self-contradiction. They say one thing, do another. — Alastair Reynolds Copy Share
Speaking for myself, I really struggle to pinpoint whether I became a scientist because I like science fiction, or did I gravitate to science… — Alastair Reynolds Copy Share
“It’s not the span of time that counts, but what you do with it. While you humans have been grubbing around the galaxy, looking… — Alastair Reynolds Copy Share
I had - and continued to have - great fun exploring the Revelation Space universe, but it was always clear to me that I… — Alastair Reynolds Copy Share
