Alastair Reynolds is one of Gollancz's superstars Reynolds is one of the rare authors whose short stories sell just as well; his previous collection GALACTIC NORTH and his twin-novellas DIAMOND DOGS, TURQUOISE DAYS have been as successful as his novels. There is a 'Reynolds Cult' at NASA - British-born astronaut Piers Sellers was turned onto Reynolds' books by other NASA astronauts (and how cool is that?!) 'Inventive, thought-provoking stuff with some ingenious ideas' BBC 'Reynolds does short stories with particular flair, and this collection contains some spectacular sf storytelling' BOOKLIST (starred review)

Alastair Reynolds was born in Barry, South Wales, in 1966. He studied at Newcastle and St Andrews Universities and has a Ph.D. in astronomy. Since 1991 he has lived in the Netherlands, near Leiden. He gave up working as an astrophysicist for the European Space Agency to become a full-time writer. Revelation Space and Pushing Ice were shortlisted for the Arthur C. Clarke Award; Revelation Space, Absolution Gap and Century Rain were shortlisted for the British Science Fiction Award, and Chasm City won the BSFA, and Diamond Dogs was shortlisted for the British Fantasy Award.