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Alastair Reynolds


Born
in Barry, Wales, The United Kingdom
March 13, 1966

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I'm Al, I used to be a space scientist, and now I'm a writer, although for a time the two careers ran in parallel. I started off publishing short stories in the British SF magazine Interzone in the early 90s, then eventually branched into novels. I write about a novel a year and try to write a few short stories as well. Some of my books and stories are set in a consistent future named after Revelation Space, the first novel, but I've done a lot of other things as well and I like to keep things fresh between books.

I was born in Wales, but raised in Cornwall, and then spent time in the north of England and Scotland. I moved to the Netherlands to continue my science career and stayed there for a very long time, before eventually returning to
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Fundraising for Cancer Research Wales via the Cardiff Half Marathon

 Hi folks, yes it's me back again with another plea for your generosity as we move into the final couple of months before the Cardiff Half.

Last year I ran on behalf of Alzheimer's UK and thanks to the kindness and deep pockets of my supporters, including many who read this blog, we managed to raise just shy of two thousand pounds. Earlier this year we also did well with my RED January challenge fo

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“A city's only ever three hot meals away from anarchy.”
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“I think I've reduced the amount of blood in my caffeine system to an acceptable level.”
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“It’s the people who don’t worry—those who never have any doubts that what they’re doing is good and right—they’re the ones that cause the problems.”
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