A review by sosopablo
Beyond the Aquila Rift: The Best of Alastair Reynolds by Alastair Reynolds

3.0

A wonderful, hard science fiction anthology that masterfully spins science and reality to create settings and environments that border on fantasy. If you were ever interested in reading hard science fiction but were put off for whatever reason then this is the best book for you. The stories are not really short (blurs the line between short story and novella) and really pull you into them. They don't focus on science or aliens or even technology but on humanity, how across ages humanity changes very little and how easy it is to lose that humanity. At least that's how I felt. Definitely worth reading.