British Science Fiction Association Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 33 (2001) award
Alastair Reynolds
アレスティア・レナルズ
Aresutea Renaruzu
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1966-03-13 （Barry, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom）
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Barry, Wales → Cornwall (childhood) → Noordwijk, Netherlands → United Kingdom
Career
- Occupations
- Science fiction author, Writer
- Active Years
- 1990-
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newcastle University | — | Physics & Astronomy (undergraduate) | — | — | England, United Kingdom |
| University of St Andrews | — | Astronomy/Physics (graduate) | Ph.D. | — | Scotland, United Kingdom |
Newcastle University
Physics & Astronomy (undergraduate)
Country:
England, United Kingdom
Studied physics and astronomy
University of St Andrews
Astronomy/Physics (graduate)
Degree:
Ph.D.
Country:
Scotland, United Kingdom
Awarded Ph.D.
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | British Science Fiction Association Award | Chasm City | — | British Science Fiction Association | Winner |
British Science Fiction Association Award
2002
Work:
Chasm City
Organization:
British Science Fiction Association
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Sidewise Award
1 appearances
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Edition 15 (2009) short story prize
Works
Major Works
Revelation Space
2000 Science fiction (space opera / hard SF)A space-opera grounded in hard-SF extrapolation. The novel establishes the Revelation Space universe, a future-history setting where human factions, advanced technologies and dark mysteries intersect.
future historyscience and ethicsdecline and renewal of civilizations
Translations
- Revelation Space
Chasm City
2001 Science fiction (space opera)A story set in the Revelation Space universe focusing on a gloomy, noirish city; it won the BSFA Award in 2002.
urban decayidentityimpact of technology
Translations
- Chasm City
Redemption Ark
2002 Science fiction (space opera / hard SF)A continuation in the Revelation Space sequence, expanding the series' overarching mysteries and inter-civilizational conflicts.
militarism and ethicsviral threatscivilizational conflict
Translations
- Redemption Ark
Century Rain
2004 Science fictionA standalone novel disconnected from the Revelation Space universe, depicting a world where wormholes (stargates) enable faster-than-light travel.
alternate futurestechnology and society
Translations
- Century Rain
Pushing Ice
2005 Science fictionA standalone near-future novel about a spacecraft and a mysterious immense object, following the crew's encounters and survival.
exploration and encounterinterpersonal tensions
Translations
- Pushing Ice
House of Suns
2008 Science fictionA large-scale space epic centered on long-lived clones and their role across interstellar civilizations.
longevity and memoryfragmentation of civilizations
Translations
- House of Suns
Bibliography
- Revelation Space
- Chasm City
- Redemption Ark
- Absolution Gap
- The Prefect
- Century Rain
- Pushing Ice
- House of Suns
Translations of Works
- Revelation Space (translated into Japanese)
- Chasm City (translated into Japanese)
- Redemption Ark (translated into Japanese)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- hard-SF grounded technical extrapolationspace-opera with a cold, often dark tone
- Recurring Motifs
- future historyrelics of civilizationsconflict between technology and ethics
Legacy
An internationally respected author who combines hard SF with space-opera storytelling. Best known for the Revelation Space sequence and numerous novels and short stories.
Trivia
- Won the 2002 BSFA Award for Chasm City.
- First visited Japan as Guest of Honour at HaruCon 2012.
- Several short stories have been made available online for free (e.g. "A Spy in Europa").