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ⓘ About Alastair Reynolds
Alastair Reynolds is a British author of fiction. Born in 1966, he is known for his writing mainly in the science fiction genre. He is an interesting author since he used to be a space scientist and now is a full-time writer, even though for a time the two activities were running parallel. Reynolds started off his career in the early nineties, when he had some of his short stories published in Interzone, a British science fiction magazine. Growing in confidence from his publications, Reynolds eventually tried his hand at writing full length fictional novels. He says that he attempts to write some short stories every year and averages writing about one novel per year.
All Book Series by Alastair Reynolds
The Curse of Peladon
Series opener · book 1 of 9 · published 1975 Anthology · Brian Hayles
Doctor Who: The Magician's Oath
Book 6 of 9 · published 2009 Anthology · Scott Handcock
Damascus
Latest in the series · book 9 of 9 · published 2016 Anthology · Jonathan Barnes
The Medusa Chronicles
Single-title series · published 2016 Co-authored · Stephen Baxter
The Revelation Space Collection Volume 1
Latest in the series · book 5 of 5 · published 2025
Solaris Rising 1.5
Book 2 of 3 · published 2012 Anthology · Paul Cornell,Tanith Lee,Mike Resnick,Aliette de Bodard,Adam Roberts,Paul Di Filippo,Ian Whates,Gareth L. Powell,Sarah Lotz,Philip Vine
Solaris Rising 2
Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2013 Anthology · Kristine Kathryn Rusch,Paul Cornell,Liz Williams,James Lovegrove,Robert Reed,Eugie Foster,Nancy Kress,Nick Harkaway,Norman Spinrad,Vandana Singh,Kim Lakin-Smith,Ian Whates,Paul Cornell, Jr.,Kay Kenyon,Adrian Tchaikovsky,Martin Sketchley,Allan Steele
The Ant-Men of Tibet and Other Stories
Series opener · book 1 of 50 · published 1999
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Third Annual Collection
Book 10 of 50 · published 2006
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Fourth Annual Collection
Book 15 of 50 · published 2007
Shine: An Anthology of Near-Future Optimistic Science Fiction
Book 20 of 50 · published 2010
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Eighth Annual Collection
Book 21 of 50 · published 2011
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Ninth Annual Collection
Book 23 of 50 · published 2012
Rock On: The Greatest Hits of Science Fiction & Fantasy
Book 24 of 50 · published 2012
Memoryville Blues: A Postscripts Anthology 30/31
Book 27 of 50 · published 2013
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Thirty-First Annual Collection
Book 31 of 50 · published 2014
The Best Science Fiction of the Year: Volume One
Book 33 of 50 · published 2016
The Best Science Fiction of the Year: Volume Two
Book 36 of 50 · published 2017
The Best Science Fiction of the Year Volume Three
Book 37 of 50 · published 2017
The Best Science Fiction of the Year: Volume Five
Book 46 of 50 · published 2020
Love, Death and Robots: The Official Anthology: Volume One
Book 47 of 50 · published 2021
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Thirty-Fourth Annual Collection
Latest in the series · book 50 of 50 · published 2017
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Alastair Reynolds?
Alastair Reynolds is a British author of fiction. Born in 1966, he is known for his writing mainly in the science fiction genre. He is an interesting author since he used to be a space scientist and now is a full-time writer, even though for a time the two activities were running parallel.
Which Alastair Reynolds series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Doctor Who: Third Doctor series, the earliest of Alastair Reynolds's multi-book series: it opens with The Curse of Peladon (1975) and runs to 9 books across 1975–2016, ending with Damascus (2016). Alastair Reynolds's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Alastair Reynolds written?
Alastair Reynolds has 124 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1975 and 2026. 51 of them belong to 9 named series — the largest being the Doctor Who: Third Doctor series with 9 books — and 73 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Alastair Reynolds's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Alastair Reynolds's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Doctor Who: Third Doctor (1975–2016, 9 books), Revelation Space (2000–2021, 8 books) and Merlin (2000–2016, 2 books), plus 4 more.
How are Alastair Reynolds's books organised into series?
This guide splits Alastair Reynolds's 124 books into 9 named series and 73 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Doctor Who: Third Doctor (9 books, 1975–2016); Revelation Space (8 books, 2000–2021); Inspector Dreyfus / Prefect Dreyfus Emergency (4 books, 2007–2024); Poseidon's Children (3 books, 2012–2015); Revenger (3 books, 2016–2020), plus 4 further series.