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Galactic North (Gollancz S.F.) (Paperback)

by Alastair Reynolds (Author)
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  • Paperback: 400 pages
  • Publisher: Gollancz; paperback / softback edition (8 Nov 2007)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0575079843
  • ISBN-13: 978-0575079847
  • Product Dimensions: 18.6 x 13.2 x 3.4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 73,186 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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"A very worth while collection, with hints of what may be coming in future novels. Dark, vicious science fiction." --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.


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"A very worth while collection, with hints of what may be coming in future novels. Dark, vicious science fiction." (STARBURST )

"The UK's pre-eminent hard- sci-fi author of the past decade. Let's hope Reynolds has plenty more mind space to explore." (EDGE )

"The stories are written with real energy. Dark, satirical and frequently dystopian. This is gothic SF with gore as Reynolds ensures his taut narratives grip from the first sentence." (Jonathan Wright SFX )

"Dark, gothic and graphic, with tightly composed narratives full of shocks and jaw-dropping moments. Atmosphere and economically-drafted characters are as important as the big ideas." (Dave Golder BBC FOCUS ) --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars More excellence from Reynolds, 29 Dec 2006
By C. G. Whitaker "Cath W" (Manchester) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Galactic North (Gollancz S.F.) (Hardcover)
Great short stories written with Reynold's usual style.
For fans of his earlier work, returning to some of the characters and the RS setting was great - I smiled when I saw Clavain's name and enjoyed the additional information about the origins of the conjoiners.
While some of the stories are clearly targeted at RS fans, there is enough in here to keep readers who are new to Reynolds happy and hopefully tempt them to buy his earlier books. Which they should. Immediately.

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19 of 22 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A few great and some ok stories, 2 Jan 2007
This review is from: Galactic North (Gollancz S.F.) (Hardcover)
If you feel the Alastair Reynolds revelation space series was a fantastic read, you have to buy this book. Not all the stories are in that setting, but the few that are makes the book worth owning all by them selves. The rest is just a bonus.
You will get to know the conjoiners in a much more intimate way. Reynolds is a genious. You will find a story that picks up where the inhibiters left off, what happens to humankind and intelligent life in a world of inhibiters and the runaway greenfly. How did the greenfly come to be? Wonderful imagination. You will love it. The other stories are also good/ok, but they are not why i bought it and not why i gave the book 5 stars.
To Mr. Reynolds: What are you doing reading this? Get back to writing!
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17 of 20 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars More stories from The Mastersinger, 29 Nov 2006
By Cynical Yorkshireman (London, England) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Galactic North (Gollancz S.F.) (Hardcover)
Alastair Reynold's future history is as complex, and fascinating, as any I've ever come across.

Revelation Space et. al. are some of THE best hard science fiction I've ever read - and, it has to be said, the stories and novellas in this collection come up to snuff.

With tantalizing details about the universe they're set in, and an incredibly broad scope (where will YOU be in AD Circa 40,000?), this is a must-have for fans of his work. "Great Wall of Mars" and "Galactic North" are the highlights ... the rest, well, are pretty damned good ...

It isn't often that I find a reason to praise modern science fiction - Reynolds gives me one. Great stuff.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Not too sure
This is first Reynolds book I have read and to be honest I was not all that keen, some of the subjects were a little too macabre for my taste, I suppose being an old SF reader I... Read more
Published 2 months ago by mog43

4.0 out of 5 stars Another Reynolds winner
As the title suggests this is another excellent book by Mr Reynolds. Safe to say that if you enjoy his other books you will enjoy this collection. Read more
Published 8 months ago by kenpat

4.0 out of 5 stars Classic Reynolds
Reynolds has to be the best hard-core sci-fi writer..dare I say ever? Asimov and Clarke (whom I also admire, of course) always seemed to have an element of innocence in their... Read more
Published 17 months ago by A. Koutoula

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent collection.
Alastair Reynolds' previous novels and novellas in his signature Revelation Space universe have been almost unanimously excellent works, but at times the reader (or this one, at... Read more
Published 18 months ago by A. Whitehead

3.0 out of 5 stars The building blocks of Revelation Space
The short story format isn't where Alastair Reynolds can be seen at his best. The stories in the Galactic North collection all feel like minor episodes in his Revelation Space... Read more
Published 20 months ago by Keris Nine

3.0 out of 5 stars A welcome addition to the Reynolds universe
Galactic North is a selection of short stories set in Reynolds' "Revelation Space" universe and as such adds welcome detail to the previous novels. Read more
Published on 3 Nov 2007 by P. G. Harris

5.0 out of 5 stars Another amazing Reynolds outing to revelation space
Sometimes there are authors that make you stop and think...Alastair Reynolds is one of those.

If you believe all should begin and end with magic wands and happily... Read more
Published on 10 Jul 2007 by Book Crazy

2.0 out of 5 stars Unimaginative
Reynolds is sometimes capable of writing evocative baroque science fiction.

He is unfortunately very weak with characters and his plot-lines are unimaginative, if... Read more
Published on 24 Jan 2007 by Dust

3.0 out of 5 stars Glimpses, but little more
A collection of stories brought together in this novella that attempt to tie together more of revelation space. Read more
Published on 14 Dec 2006 by Chris Chalk

4.0 out of 5 stars Delve deeper into Revelation Space
Galactic North is a collection of 8 short stories set in Reynolds' Revelation Space universe. Not at all superfluous, these stories feed into the vast universe previously explored... Read more
Published on 14 Nov 2006 by A. L. Davison

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