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My Take
Alastair Reynolds is exactly the kind of author I gravitate toward, a Welsh writer from Barry who studied at St Andrews and brings a real astrophysicist's rigor to his fiction. That background isn't decoration; it's why his hard science fiction and space opera feel genuinely grounded even when the scale is cosmic. Revelation Space, Redemption Ark, and House of Suns built him a reputation, and the awards back it up, from the 2001 BSFA Award for Best Novel to Locus wins in 2016 and 2017. I love that he turned actual scientific training into stories with weight. When science and storytelling fuse this cleanly, the result usually lasts.
Overview
Alastair Preston Reynolds (born 13 March 1966) is a Welsh science fiction author. He specialises in hard science fiction and space opera.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Alastair Reynolds
- Name (Japanese)
- アレステア・レナルズ
- Reading
- あれすてあ・れなるず
- Born
- March 13, 1966 (age 60)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Pisces / Horse
- Origin
- Barry, United Kingdom
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- astrophysicist / writer / science fiction writer
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- University of St Andrews
Awards & achievements
- 2001 BSFA Award for Best Novel
- 2016 Locus Award for Best Novella
- 2017 Locus Award for Best Young Adult Book
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
5. Works & records
| Category | Title | Role | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notable work | Zima Blue and Other Stories | — | |
| Notable work | Revelation Space | — | |
| Notable work | Redemption Ark | — | |
| Notable work | Feeling Rejected | — | |
| Notable work | House of Suns | — | |
| Notable work | Beyond the Aquila Rift | — |
6. Links
Astrophysicist — see all → · Writer — see all → · More people from United Kingdom →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.