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Zima Blue

Zima Blue

by Alastair Reynolds (Author)

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    Hardcover 2009

    $6.96

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    Hardcover 2006

    $45.72
Synopsis

Reynolds' pursuit of truth is not limited to wide-angle star smashing - not that stars don't get pulverised when one character is gifted (or cursed) with an awful weapon by the legendary Merlin. Reynolds' protagonists find themselves in situations of betrayal, whether by a loved one's accidental death, as in 'Signal to Noise', or by a trusted wartime authority, in 'Spirey and the Queen'. His fertile imagination can resurrect Elton John on Mars in 'Understanding Space and Time' or make prophets of the human condition out of pool-cleaning robots in the title story. But overall, the stories in ZIMA BLUE represent a more optimistic take on humanity's future, a view that says there may be wars, there may be catastrophes and cosmic errors, but something human will still survive.

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Format: Hardcover
 Pages: 416
 Edition: First Edition
 Publisher: Gollancz
Published: 30 Apr 2009
ISBN 10: 0575084057
ISBN 13: 9780575084056
Book Overview: 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)

Media Reviews
Reynolds's second collection contains 14 stories and novellas, ranging from a near-future, character-based exploration of love and quantum reality set in Cardiff, to far-future space operas packed with seat-of-the-pants action and cutting-edge ideas. He's noted for big novels that combine storylines strung out across aeons with mind-blowing cosmological theory, and he's just as successful at presenting these concepts in the more constraining form of the short story. -- Eric Brown THE GUARDIAN Reynold's is most definitely a writer's writer. He knows how to weld big ideas to real emotions. -- Jonathan Wright SFX This is clever stuff, and consistently well realised. -- Matt Bielby DEATHRAY
Author Bio
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.