‘Alastair Reynolds is a name to watch. Mixing shades of Banks and Gibson with gigatons of originality.’
‘Intensely compelling; darkly intelligent; hugely ambitious.’
‘Reynold's narrative is truly breathtaking in scope and intricate in detail, making him a mastersinger of the space opera.’
‘When word of mouth builds up the head of steam that Reynolds's massive SF epic has created, attention needs to be paid. Like many of the best novels in the hard SF genre, the span here is mindboggling, with a comprehensively realised protagonist.’
‘[Alastair Reynolds] has a genius for big-concept SF.’
‘Dark, gothic and graphic, with tightly composed narratives full of shocks and jaw-dropping moments.’
‘Reynolds is currently the best exponent of this “Sense of Wonder” school.’
‘Alastair Reynolds occupies the same frenzied imaginative space as Philip K. Dick or A. E. Van Vogt.’
‘He is taking the stuff of space opera and making it into something new… the most exciting space opera writer working today.’