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From Publishers Weekly This solid collection of 10 stories spanning the galaxies and the career of British SF author Reynolds (_Pushing Iceght © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. _ From Starred Review Reynolds' collection constitutes excellent reading and confirmation of his reputation as one of the best writers of contemporary space opera. "Zima Blue" is about an artist who works in a color named for him and has progressed from small to star-sized installations; it concludes with the final piece of his career and reveals his mysterious past; the story's animating idea is the common-enough concept of a robot that has far surpassed its original role, but Reynolds takes it to greater lengths and handles it with especial style. "Beyond the Aquila Rift" is one of those stories about the hazards of interstellar travel, especially when using technology that isn't entirely reliable, and a particularly interesting example of the kind it is. One tale doesn't trade in the far future but instead revolves around a man whose wife has just died and his brief interaction with her doppelganger in a parallel universe; it is touching and sweet, idea

Who reads Zima Blue and Other Stories?

Author

Reynolds, Alastair

Publisher

Gollancz

Published

2009

Language

EN

ISBN

9780575084056

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Literary Fiction, Short Stories, Fantasy

Rating

4 / 5 (42 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14