“Sometimes you hit the jackpot and sometimes the jackpot hits you, I guess.” — Paul McAuley Gamble Copy Share Image
“There are many stories,” Unlikely Worlds said, “but most follow similar patterns.” — Paul McAuley Stories Copy Share Image
“The things you people can do now!” Unlikely Worlds said. “The stories you make!” — Paul McAuley Stories Copy Share Image
“Keeping the human race in check must require a lot of multitasking.” — Paul McAuley Human race Copy Share Image
“Where are we going?” Tony said. “Somewhere wonderful,” Unlikely Worlds said.” — Paul McAuley Somewhere Copy Share Image
“Pyotr said that all children were God’s children, even those whose minds had been overwritten by alien memes. “What about the Jackaroo… — Paul McAuley Children Copy Share Image
“The tug of the lodestar slowly grew stronger until, with an abrupt quantum jump, it was a physical force prying at her… — Paul McAuley Everywhere Copy Share Image
“That’s where we are,” he said. “One star amongst four hundred billion.” — Paul McAuley Astronomy Copy Share Image
“A lesson to people who think that, just because they’re a little smarter and luckier than ordinary people, they can do as… — Paul McAuley Luckier Copy Share Image
“They celebrated in a bar, and after half a dozen cocktails came to the mutual decision that it would be a blast… — Paul McAuley Marriage Copy Share Image
“There were hundreds of worlds like it, most of them littered with the usual Elder Culture ruins, the usual secrets waiting to… — Paul McAuley Culture Copy Share Image
“ Abulanam’s Pride emerged into a sky dominated by the heaven tree of a stellar nursery. Billowing thunderheads and swirling currents of… — Paul McAuley Astronomy Copy Share Image
“They were sitting outside the big Starbucks that anchored the western end of Pioneer Square. Lisa was drinking iced tea sweetened with… — Paul McAuley Afternoon sun Copy Share Image
