This is an amazing collection of some of the best short fiction ever written in the SF genre
by an author acclaimed as 'the mastersinger of space opera' THE TIMES. With an introduction by
noted SF critic Johnathan Strahan this collection of twenty short stories novellettes and
novellas includes MINLA'S FLOWERS SIGNAL TO NOISE TROIKA and seven previous uncollected
stories including TRAUMA POD THE WATER THIEF and IN BABELSBERG. Alastair Reynolds has won the
Sidewise Award and been nominated for The Hugo Awards for his short fiction. One of the most
thought-provoking and accomplished short-fiction writers of our time this collection is a
delight for all SF readers
