“I knew that the swallower was just a little knot of matter, squashed so tight that even its own light couldn’t break… — Alastair Reynolds Break free 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 Cybersecurity 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 Cloning Copy Share Image
“I was born in a house with a million rooms, built on a small, airless world on the edge of an empire… — Alastair Reynolds Business Copy Share Image
There is enough material in the Kuiper Belt to build anything out there. We could gobble up all the little asteroids, filtering… — 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 Being Copy Share Image
It's true that my stories seem to deal with the end of the world. I've often been called the high priest of… — 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 Destiny Copy Share Image
I've been enthralled by deep vistas of space and time ever since watching George Pal's film of 'The Time Machine,' while an… — Alastair Reynolds Books Copy Share Image
I'm fascinated by steam engines and with Victorian engineering generally, and as a corollary to that, I'm fascinated by the idea of… — Alastair Reynolds Engineering 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
If there's a story I absolutely cannot tell without faster-than-light travel, then I am quite prepared to accept it - even though… — Alastair Reynolds Copy Share Image
Like everyone else, I read newspapers and 'New Scientist' and try to put my finger on the trends which we can just… — Alastair Reynolds Copy Share Image
In some respects, big ideas can be a bit too big for a short story - especially if you've only got a… — Alastair Reynolds Big idea Copy Share Image
If you're creating a whole universe, even if it's a universe squeezed into a solar system, you have to use a little… — Alastair Reynolds Sleight of hand Copy Share Image
You have to be able to invest in your own creations, to suspend your own disbelief in order to be able to… — Alastair Reynolds Disbelief Copy Share Image
