There is enough material in the Kuiper Belt to build anything out there. We could gobble up all the little asteroids, filtering out all the volatile materials, leaving us with bits of rock and using that to make some incredible… — Alastair Reynolds Copy Share Image
If the Chinese are the first to the asteroids or the first to Mars, good for them, as far as I'm concerned. — 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
