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 abreastchoreidea Change image and share on social
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 awarefictionfurniture Change image and share on social
When you're writing stuff that's already clotted with neologisms and trying to get across fairly abstruse concepts, you're already putting a heavy burden on the reader. Alastair Reynolds abstruseburdenclot Change image and share on social
If there's a story I absolutely cannot tell without faster-than-light travel, then I am quite prepared to accept it - even though I don't personally believe it is possible. Alastair Reynolds absolutelyacceptfast Change image and share on social
I was never strong at maths, but I eventually got onto a university physics/astronomy course, and that led on to my Ph.D. and eventual employment. Alastair Reynolds astronomyemploymenteventual Change image and share on social
To be remembered at all is an achievement of sorts. Alastair Reynolds achievementremembersort Change image and share on social
I think I set myself on a course to become a scientist around about the time that Carl Sagan's 'Cosmos' series was on television, and there really was no going back for me at that point, and then I went on to study space science and then get my Ph.D., then go aboard and work in the European Space Agency. Alastair Reynolds aboardagencyback share on social
I've never had much interest in spinoffery - the idea of writing in someone else's universe generally leaves me cold - but 'Doctor Who' is different. I've grown up with it. It's been part of my life since I was tiny, watching Jon Pertwee on a grainy black and white television in Cornwall and being terrified out of my mind. Alastair Reynolds blackcoldcornwall share on social
I'm fascinated by steam engines and with Victorian engineering generally, and as a corollary to that, I'm fascinated by the idea of long-lived technologies. Alastair Reynolds corollaryengineengineer Change image and share on social