tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5411517893000706576.post6090477342443864937..comments2023-07-08T08:33:50.710+01:00Comments on Speculative Horizons: £1m Alastair Reynolds deal - a shot in the arm for Space Opera?Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07763695390241432518noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5411517893000706576.post-36650919155726180112009-06-25T19:52:15.196+01:002009-06-25T19:52:15.196+01:00No-one makes any money writing short fiction, and ...No-one makes any money writing short fiction, and Reynolds' track record of delivering a qualitative *popular book* each year for the last 10 is the only fact that's really germane here, but it is sort of ironic that here Reynolds breaks the bank with his novel deal, when the novel isn't even his strongest form. <br /><br />I loved <i>Pushing Ice</i> and enjoyed <i>Chasm City</i> a good bit, but got bogged down in <i>Revelation Space</i> and <i>The Prefect</i>.<br /><br />Meanwhile, his short fiction--exemplified but by no means circumscribed by "Galactic North," "Beyond the Aquila Rift," and "The Sledgemaker's Daugher"--is almost never anything short of breathtaking.rastronomicalshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16475251545087211066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5411517893000706576.post-4341365804091097422009-06-24T00:47:24.667+01:002009-06-24T00:47:24.667+01:00I've read "Revelation Space" and alt...I've read "Revelation Space" and although ti had some cool concepts (I seriously want one of those EVA suits) it didn't really grab me as being all that great. That being said I have a friend who is absolutely mad for Reynolds and she's been reading my recommendations so I guess I'll give him another go or two.Jebushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00985667608602099242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5411517893000706576.post-86859144662450792612009-06-23T14:41:03.303+01:002009-06-23T14:41:03.303+01:00Anyone care to enlighten me?
I don't think it...<i>Anyone care to enlighten me?</i><br /><br />I don't think it changes anything. Banks and Hamilton were the best selling British SF writers and they all write space opera. Reynolds is just joining them at the top table.Martinhttp://everythingisnice.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.com