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Zima Blue and Other Stories (Hardcover)

by Alastair Reynolds (Artist, Author)
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  • Hardcover: 295 pages
  • Publisher: Night Shade Books (1 Sep 2006)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1597800589
  • ISBN-13: 978-1597800587
  • Product Dimensions: 23.1 x 16 x 3 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 174,400 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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This is a short story collection by the critically acclaimed author of "Revelation Space" and "Diamond Dogs, Turquoise Days".

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4.0 out of 5 stars Full of strange, 1 Aug 2007
By Mr. K. Gillan (London, UK) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Zima Blue and Other Stories (Paperback)
Inventiveness and humour run throughout this book. One important and enduring question that is explores through these and other stories: what happens when you mess with people? And I mean really, really mess with people. In the brilliant 'Understanding Space and Time' a man believes he is the last human in the universe and sets off on a question to solve the biggest of all riddles and meanwhile grows a huge affinity for a certain large-flaired pop star. In the title story - 'Zigma Blue' - ace-journo Carrie Clay sets off after a crazed artist whose body modifications are extreme enough to let him float around space in close proximity to stars, painting what he sees on truly huge canvases. But his story is much stranger than that. And 'Signal to Noise' explores the universe's multiple dimensions, and life's multiple loyalties, from the comfort of a Cardiff laboratory. The most human and heartfelt of the collections, it leaves you plenty to meditate on. Those are three of my favorites - but the collection is easily rich enough for other readers to list a completely different set.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Reynolds at his best, 12 Dec 2007
This review is from: Zima Blue and Other Stories (Paperback)
Fortunately, I found this book in a Barnes and Noble in Nashville, and didn't therefore have to pay the kind of price for which it sells in the UK. This is a superb collection of cutting edge science fiction - there was not a story here that I didn't enjoy. I came back to science fiction recently - after not having read any since I was teenager. Among recent sci-fi Reynolds's work stands out; he uses the genre to explore really big and important themes and ideas. This is what his work so engaging, and readable. This collection is representative, and well worth picking up.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Engrossing, 10 Jun 2009
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I didn't really like Reynold's last collection of short fiction, but this one blew me away. ir eally could not put it down. The title story, Zima Blue stayed with me long after I had finished it. I really felt that this was like reading a young Larry Niven for the first time. There was a asense of wonder to these tales. Well done Aliaster.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyable, but definitely not his best
Having read all three of Reynolds' short story collections I'd definitely say this is the weakest (Galactic North being the strongest), but it's by no means bad. Read more
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A great set of short stories with the best I think being Merlin's Gun. A great read and recommended

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