''Beyond the Aquila Rift'' is a 2016 collection of
science fiction
Science fiction (sometimes shortened to Sci-Fi or SF) is a genre of speculative fiction which typically deals with imaginative and futuristic concepts such as advanced science and technology, space exploration, time travel, parallel unive ...
short stories and novellas by British author
Alastair Reynolds
Alastair Preston Reynolds (born 13 March 1966) is a Welsh science fiction author. He specialises in hard science fiction and space opera. He spent his early years in Cornwall, moved back to Wales before going to Newcastle University, where he s ...
, published by
Gollancz, and edited by
Jonathan Strahan
Jonathan Strahan (born 1964, Belfast, Northern Ireland) is an editor and publisher of science fiction, fantasy, and horror. His family moved to Perth, Western Australia in 1968, and he graduated from the University of Western Australia with a ...
and William Schafer. It contains works previously published in other venues. The collection features several stories connected to Reynolds's previous stories and novels. "Great Wall of Mars", "Weather", ''Last Log of the Lachrymosa'', and ''Diamond Dogs'' take place in the
Revelation Space universe
The ''Revelation Space'' series is a book series created by Alastair Reynolds that debuted with the novel '' Revelation Space'' in 2000. The fictional universe it is set in is used as the setting for a number of his novels and stories. Its fict ...
, ''Thousandth Night'' takes place in the same universe as
House of Suns
''House of Suns'' is a 2008 science fiction novel by Welsh author Alastair Reynolds.
Connections to previous works
The novel is set in the same fictional setting as Reynolds' novella "Thousandth Night", which appears in the anthology '' One Mi ...
, and "The Water Thief" takes place in the Poseidon's Children universe.
Stories
Adaptations
On 10 March 2019 Alastair Reynolds announced that his short story "Beyond the Aquila Rift" was adapted as part of
Netflix
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's animated anthology ''
Love, Death & Robots
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''. This story, along with "Zima Blue", are the first of Reynolds' works to be adapted for TV or film.
See also
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Revelation Space universe
The ''Revelation Space'' series is a book series created by Alastair Reynolds that debuted with the novel '' Revelation Space'' in 2000. The fictional universe it is set in is used as the setting for a number of his novels and stories. Its fict ...
References
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2016 short story collections
Science fiction short story collections
Science fiction anthologies
Victor Gollancz Ltd books
Subterranean Press books