I am playing in a playground that’s already been played in. I am always aware that a lot of the furniture in science fiction is second hand. Alastair Reynolds Read Quote
I prioritise story over science, but not at the expense of being really stupid about it. Alastair Reynolds Read Quote
I always say that keeping abreast of science should never be seen as a chore. It should be something you do naturally. I don’t sit there reading ‘New Scientist,’ putting post-it notes next to ideas. Alastair Reynolds Read Quote
I watched ‘Who’ with a mixture of affection and exasperation through the eighties, always ready to cheer on the Doctor but seldom feeling that the series was playing to its strengths. Some of the adventures, revisited on DVD, turn out to be better than I remembered – others just as infuriating. Alastair Reynolds Read Quote
I’m a genre writer – I chose to be one, I ended up one, I still am one, and I’m not writing transgressive, genre-blurring fiction. I write ‘core SF’ – it may occasionally incorporate horror or noir tropes, but it’s not pretending to be anything other than what it is. Alastair Reynolds Read Quote
I’m not a morning person: I can’t function until I’ve had a coffee – or several. Alastair Reynolds Read Quote
