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Alastair Preston Reynolds

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Alastair Preston Reynolds

プロフィール

性別
男性
生誕
1966-03-13 （Barry, Vale of Glamorgan, South Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom）
国籍
Wales, United Kingdom
言語
English
居住地歴
Cornwall, England (early childhood) → Newcastle (university studies) → Scotland (University of St Andrews) → Noordwijk, Netherlands (ESTEC, worked at ESA, 1991–2004) → Wales, near Cardiff (returned 2008; resident)

経歴

職業
Novelist, Research astronomer (former)
活動期間
1989年〜
所属
European Space Agency (ESA), European Space Research and Technology Centre (ESTEC, Noordwijk)
ノミネート
Arthur C. Clarke Award nomination: Revelation Space (2001), Hugo Award shortlist: Troika (2011), Locus Award winner: Revenger (2017)

学歴

Newcastle University
Physics and Astronomy
期間: 在学期間不明
国: United Kingdom
Studied physics and astronomy (undergraduate)
University of St Andrews
Astrophysics
学位: PhD
期間: 在学期間不明
国: United Kingdom
Earned a PhD in astrophysics

受賞歴

British Science Fiction Award
2001
対象作品: Chasm City
部門: Best Novel
主催: British Science Fiction Association (BSFA)
結果: Winner
Seiun Award (Best Translated Short Fiction)
対象作品: Zima Blue
部門: Best Translated Short Fiction
主催: Japanese National Science Fiction Convention (Seiun Award)
結果: Winner
Seiun Award (Best Translated Short Fiction)
対象作品: Weather
部門: Best Translated Short Fiction
主催: Japanese National Science Fiction Convention (Seiun Award)
結果: Winner
Sidewise Award for Alternate History
2010
対象作品: The Fixation
部門: Short fiction
主催: Sidewise Awards
結果: Winner
Hugo Award
2011
対象作品: Troika
部門: Novella
主催: World Science Fiction Society (WSFS)
結果: Shortlisted
Locus Award for Best Young Adult Book
2017
対象作品: Revenger
部門: Young Adult
主催: Locus Magazine
結果: Winner
Arthur C. Clarke Award
2001
対象作品: Revelation Space
主催: Arthur C. Clarke Award committee
結果: Nominated
Arthur C. Clarke Award
2006
対象作品: Pushing Ice
主催: Arthur C. Clarke Award committee
結果: Nominated
Arthur C. Clarke Award
2009
対象作品: House of Suns
主催: Arthur C. Clarke Award committee
結果: Nominated
BSFA Award nomination
対象作品: Absolution Gap
主催: British Science Fiction Association (BSFA)
結果: Nominated
BSFA Award nomination
対象作品: The Prefect / Aurora Rising
主催: British Science Fiction Association (BSFA)
結果: Nominated

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

Terminal World

2010年 Steampunk-tinged planetary romance / Hard science fiction

Set on a distant-future planet where zones of differing technological level coexist. Part steampunk-tinged planetary romance, part SF adventure, the protagonist becomes embroiled in discoveries about the world and struggles for survival.

Borders between civilizationsTechnology vs societyExploration and adventureSurvival and transformation

Revelation Space

2000年 Hard science fiction / Space opera

A sprawling far-future narrative featuring multiple interleaving storylines. Against the backdrop of conflict with inorganic entities known as the Inhibitors, the novel combines scientific detail with morally ambiguous characters and societies.

Future of humanityAlien intelligencesInstitutional corruptionScientific realism

Chasm City

2001年 Science fiction / Noir

A standalone story set in the Revelation Space universe, combining noir elements with speculative worldbuilding. The novel won the BSFA Best Novel award.

Revenge and identityUrban decay and corruptionMemory and alteration

House of Suns

2008年 Space opera / Hard science fiction

A large-scale narrative about clones, long-lived lineages and civilisational interactions across vast spans of time and space.

Longevity and replicationInter-civilisational tensionsLarge time scales

全著作

  • Revelation Space (2000)
  • Redemption Ark (2002)
  • Absolution Gap (2003)
  • Inhibitor Phase (2021)
  • Chasm City (2001)
  • The Prefect / Aurora Rising (2007)
  • Elysium Fire (2018)
  • Machine Vendetta (2024)
  • Century Rain (2004)
  • Pushing Ice (2005)
  • House of Suns (2008)
  • Terminal World (2010)
  • Blue Remembered Earth (2012)
  • On the Steel Breeze (2014)
  • Poseidon's Wake (2015)
  • Harvest of Time (2013)
  • Revenger (2016)
  • Shadow Captain (2019)
  • Bone Silence (2020)
  • Diamond Dogs, Turquoise Days (2003)
  • Zima Blue and Other Stories (2006)
  • Galactic North (2006)
  • Deep Navigation (2010)
  • Beyond the Aquila Rift (2016)
  • Belladonna Nights and Other Stories (2021)
  • Eversion (2022)
  • Halcyon Years (2025)

翻案

  • Adaptations of 'Zima Blue' and 'Beyond the Aquila Rift' in Netflix's animated anthology 'Love, Death & Robots' (2019)

作風・主題

文体
Hard-SF informed scientific detailSpace-opera scale narrativesNoir-influenced toneMulti-threaded narratives that converge
頻出モチーフ
Far-future civilizationsTension between technology and humanityMemory and identityBoundaries between machine and organic

評価・遺産

Known for scientific rigor and large-scale worldbuilding, Reynolds is regarded as a leading contemporary hard-SF author. His Revelation Space series and other works have influenced the genre, and selected short stories have been adapted for screen.

大衆文化への影響

  • Short stories adapted for Netflix's anthology 'Love, Death & Robots' (2019)
  • Many short stories have been reprinted in 'Year's Best' anthologies and other collections

引用

  • I prefer to keep the science in my books to what I personally believe will be possible; I do not believe faster-than‑light travel will ever be possible, although I will adopt scientifically impossible elements when the story requires it.
    出典: BBC interview (2007) (2007年)
  • I described 'Terminal World' as a kind of steampunk-tinged planetary romance set in the distant future.
    出典: Author's comment / book blurb (2010) (2010年)

豆知識

  • Former research astronomer at the European Space Agency (ESA); his scientific background informs his fiction.
  • 'Zima Blue' and 'Beyond the Aquila Rift' were adapted for Netflix's 'Love, Death & Robots' (2019).
  • Reportedly signed a £1 million deal with his UK publisher in 2009.
  • Won the 2017 Locus Award for Best Young Adult Book for 'Revenger'.