Given the question: Alastair Reynolds - Alastair Preston Reynolds (born 13 March 1966) is a British science fiction author. He specialises in dark hard science fiction and space opera. He spent his early years in Cornwall moved back to Wales before going to Newcastle where he read physics and astronomy. Afterwards he earned a PhD from St Andrews Scotland. In 1991 he moved to Noordwijk in the Netherlands where he met his wife Josette (who is from France). Given a choice of categories company, educational institution, artist, athlete, office holder, mean of transportation, building, natural place, village, animal, plant, album, film or written work, the text refers to which one?
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Artist