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. He stopped 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, Diamond Dogs, and Century Rain were shortlisted for the British Science Fiction Award, and Chasm City won the British Science Fiction Award.
"A darkly brilliant love story set in worlds we think we know but
don't."--The Guardian (UK) on Century Rain
"An intelligent space opera."--Time Out on Century Rain
"Century Rain fuses time travel, hard SF, alternate history,
interstellar adventure, and noir romance to create a novel of
blistering powers and style."--SF Revu on Century Rain
"Reynolds possesses the true and awesome widescreen SF
imagination...an exciting, thought-provoking novel."--Locus on
Century Rain
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