Alastair Reynolds
was born in Barry, South Wales, in 1966. He studied at Newcastle and St. Andrews Universities and has a Ph.D. in astronomy. he stopped working as an astrophysicist for the European Space Agency to become a full-time writer.
Revelation Space
and
Pushing Ice
were shortlisted for the Arthur C. Clarke Award;
Revelation Space, Absolution Gap, Diamond Dogs,
and
Century Rain
were shortlisted for the British Science Fiction Award, and
Chasm City
won the British Science Fiction Award.
