Beyond the Aquila Rift
Beyond the Aquila Rift is a 2016 collection of science fiction short stories and novellas by British author Alastair Reynolds, published by Gollancz, and edited by Jonathan Strahan 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, Thousandth Night takes place in the same universe as House of Suns, and "The Water Thief" takes place in the Poseidon's Children universe.
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- A bit “harder” sci-fi but incredible world building - Alastair Reynolds.
I recommend his short stories first - Galactic North is a good start. Or Beyond the Aquila Rift.
House of Suns is a good first novel.
- 1. De-saturate your reading intake. Are you reading a lot of short-form content like HN, reddit, twitter etc. on your phone? Cut that noise.
2. Find a read that you are looking forward to. To me, this was some science fiction. I discovered https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alastair_Reynolds via the adaptation of his Beyond the Aquila Rift story by Netflix' Love Death and Robots. I started with his short story collections which have an incredible reading-time-to-payoff ratio - some of the most satisfying world building in short form. It helps that he is an astrophysics PhD.
So basically find what you love reading and let the pleasure pull you into the experience.
- I read Galactic North, Beyond the Aquila Rift, and House of Suns - all by Alaistair Raynolds and loved all of them.
- House of Suns - sci-fi novel by Allastair Raymolds.
Beyond the Aquila Rift, short stories, also by him.
The world building is incredible.
The Expanse Series.
Impro! By Keith Johnstone
- I’d recommend House of Suns.
I also love his short story collections - Beyond the Aquila Rift for example.
What would be your recommendations?
- Wait, what? In what universe is there "barely any science fiction" outside our galaxy?
Lensman. The entire Revelation Space series. Beyond the Aquila Rift. Player of Games. Algebraist. Sirens of Titan. Perry Rhodan.
And that's off the top of my head. There's quite a bit of SF (both good and trash, and I think the above list has both :) happening outside our galaxy.
