Penguin Books Ltd., 80 Strand, London WC2R 0RL, England (a division of Pearson Penguin Canada Inc.) Penguin Group (Canada), 90 Eglinton Avenue East, Suite 700, Toronto, Ontario M4P 2Y3, Canada One of the Best First Novels of the Year, Locusģ75 Hudson Street, New York, New York 10014, USA “A tightly written story that spirals inevitably inward toward its powerful conclusion.” -Locus Winner of the British Science Fiction Association’s Best Novel Award One of the Best SF Novels of the Year, Locus and Chronicle Wild action on a grand scale spans well-imagined and developed worlds.”

“The best of the new breed of space opera. a landmark in hard SF space opera.” -Publishers Weekly (starred review)īest Science Fiction Novel of the Year, Chronicle “Cinematic imagery and strong characters ably carry this juggernaut of a story. One of the Top Ten Science Fiction Novels of the Year, SF Site One of the Best SF Novels of the Year, Locus “Reynolds possesses the true and awesome wide-screen SF imagination. Clarke in his prime couldn’t have done a better job.” -SFX “Welding hard SF scenarios to deft characterization to create a wholly convincing vision. “Reynolds is the best writer so far discovered in the twenty-first century.” -Concatenation “A very worthwhile collection.” -Durrants epic vistas of the Revelation Space universe.” -Best SF In his afterword, Reynolds recalls reading Larry Niven’s Known Space stories, marveling at how they built into a detailed future history ‘mosaic.’ With this collection, the same might be said of Reynolds’s work.” -Titan Books This is gothic SF with gore aplenty as Reynolds ensures his taut narratives grip from the first sentence. Those who do know the novels will find even greater enjoyment as they revisit familiar places and meet old friends.” -SF “For the reader unfamiliar with Reynolds’s novels, these stories are a good place to start.

will take you back to the days when Pohl, Clarke, and Niven were new to your eyes.” -Fresh Fiction There is a bit of mystery, the macabre, and the fantastic in each. “While the settings are classic sci-fi, the stories are character driven and interesting. “ will provide fans with food for thought.” Many of the stories collected have a trick at their heart, a revelation that reshapes what has gone before.” -Strange Horizons 'Reveals essential approach to the whole notion of future history.” -Locus

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