I'm a wishy-washy 'Guardian' reader, but the last thing I want to do is force a political agenda down people's throats. It's… — Alastair Reynolds Books Copy Share Image
Nightside, cities glistened in chains, and a spray of tinkertoy habitats girdled the planet. Gossamer starbridges reached from the equator towards orbit. — Alastair Reynolds Chains 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 Cold Copy Share Image
My early memories of 'Who' are clouded by time and confused by repeats and reissues. I have no direct recollection of the… — Alastair Reynolds Copy Share Image
The one thing that really terrifies me is we're going to get a signal from space that clears it all up: 'OK,… — Alastair Reynolds Copy Share Image
When you're writing stuff that's already clotted with neologisms and trying to get across fairly abstruse concepts, you're already putting a heavy… — Alastair Reynolds Books Copy Share Image
“I am Chiku Akinya. I am the daughter of Sunday Akinya; I am the grand-daughter of Eunice Akinya – Senge Dongma, the… — Alastair Reynolds Children 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 Ideas Copy Share Image
“if human beings really grasped how synthetic their world was - how much of it was stitched together not from direct perception,… — Alastair Reynolds Copy Share Image
Above all else, 'Doctor Who' still seems to me to offer near-infinite scope for the writer. It must be the least constraining… — Alastair Reynolds Doctor 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 Art Copy Share Image
“There has been much debate on the matter, but the present state of understanding is that no useful information can ever emerge… — Alastair Reynolds Black hole 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 Books Copy Share Image
“You're confident he'll have found him, then?" "Well, no. I didn't sat that." "If there's one thing I hate," Volyova said, looking… — Alastair Reynolds Cynicism 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
From apparently superluminal radio sources in deep space, to the neutrinos that were supposed to be arriving ahead of schedule at the… — Alastair Reynolds Copy Share Image
