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Gwen Tennyson

Gwendolyn Tennyson

Clyde Five ( Cousin )

Kevin Levin (Zeutral)

Clyde Five (msmastersebs090)

### INFO

Gwendolyn "Gwen" Tennyson is an Anodite Plumber, the paternal cousin of Ben Tennyson and was a main member of his team during the first 3 shows.

### PERSONALITY

Gwen is portrayed as an intelligent, mature but usually stubborn and smart-mouthed when it came to talking with Ben. Her quick thinking and good instincts give her an edge in dealing with dangerous situations. However, she's sometimes too trusting with people who want to exploit her good will, leading her (or others) into harm's way. As she got older, she became even more mature, as well as becoming more caring and sympathetic. Her affection towards her cousin Ben, became more clear as well. Gwen is willing to forgive villains for their wrongdoings, the most notable being Kevin, if she believes they've changed for the better. Although her intelligence and knowledge have only increased since the original series, she's not completely free of her naivete, and can be arrogant at times as well.

### POWERS

Mana

Gwen's magical powers are of alien descent from her grandmother Verdona, a member of a free-spirited alien race of pure energy beings known as Anodites, from the planet Anodyne. Gwen didn't inherit the powers, but shares a "knack" for mana manipulation, possibly because Verdona manipulated mana in her human form. Verdona herself has explained to Gwen that, like herself, she is an Anodite and has "the spark," and thus is able to freely manipulate and control mana or life energy, the substance of magic.

Gwen can create energy blasts, streams, waves and bolts, as well as energy force-fields, shields and barriers. Her powers are mainly used like energy constructs, allowing her to make many different types of structures like, hammers, protective helmets, battering rams, beams to grab and throw enemies, stepping stones/platforms to carry her and others though air, safety nets, magic weapons: swords, blades, punches, etc. It also turns out Gwen can also synchronize her martial arts styles with her energy manipulation abilities.

Combat

Gwen is a capable gymnast and martial artist. Even in the original series, she was occasionally shown to be quite good in hand-to-hand combat fights against enemies who had normal strength levels. She was part of her school's Jujutsu team. At the age of fifteen it is revealed that she has already received a black belt in Taekwondo.
Characters in the 'Revelation Space' series

This article offers an overview of characters in the 'Revelation Space' series.

*In development, more TBA.*

## Main and recurring characters - Main series (Inhibitor Cycle)

Some of these characters also appear in certain short stories and novellas set in the overall Revelation Space series.

### Ana Khouri

Appears in: *Chasm City* (cameo), *Revelation Space*, *Redemption Ark*, *Absolution Gap*

### Felka

Appears in: *Great Wall of Mars*, *Glacial*, *Redemption Ark* (main appearances), *Absolution Gap* (mentioned)

### Galiana

Appears in: *Great Wall of Mars*, *Glacial*, *Redemption Ark* (main appearances), *Absolution Gap* (mentioned), *Inhibitor Phase* (mentioned)

### H

Appears in: *Chasm City*, *Redemption Ark*, *Absolution Gap*

### Ilya Volyova

Appears in: *Revelation Space*, *Redemption Ark*

### John Brannigan

Appears in: *Revelation Space*, *Redemption Ark*, *Absolution Gap*

### Nevil Clavain

Appears in: *Great Wall of Mars*, *Glacial*, *Redemption Ark*, *Absolution Gap* (main appearances), *Inhibitor Phase* (mentioned)

### Skade

Appears in: *Redemption Ark*, *Absolution Gap*

## Main and recurring characters - *A Prefect Dreyfus Emergency* spinoff series

### Dr. Demikhov

Appears in: *Aurora Rising*, *Elysium Fire*

### Jane Aumonier

Appears in: *Aurora Rising*, *Open and Shut*, *Elysium Fire*

### Michael Crissel

Appears in: *Aurora Rising*, *Elysium Fire*

### Sparver Bancal

Appears in: *Aurora Rising*, *Elysium Fire*

### Thalia Ng

Appears in: *Aurora Rising*, *Elysium Fire*

### Tom Dreyfus

Appears in: *Aurora Rising*, *Open and Shut*, *Elysium Fire*

## Characters specific to individual novels

### Aura

Appears in: *Absolution Gap*

Daughter of Ana Khouri and the late "Thorn".

### Thorn

Appears in: *Absolution Gap*

Real name Renzo, nicknamed Thorn. A member (or descendant) of the Sylveste expedition to Resurgam. Later involved with Khouri's and Volyova's efforts to evacuate the people on Resurgam before the Inhibitors devastate the Delta Pavonis system.

## Characters specific to short stories and novellas

### Dr. Trintignant

Appears in: *Diamond Dogs* (novella), *Grafenwalder's Bestiary* (short story)

### Ursula Goodglass

Appears in: *Grafenwalder's Bestiary* (short story)
Spectrum SF

***Spectrum SF*** was a late 1990s and early 2000s British paperback format magazine that published short and serial length works of science fiction. Each issue was similar to an anthology of short stories and novellas, and included brand new stories by a number of British speculative fiction writers.

*Spectrum SF* was founded in 1999 by Paul Fraser, as well as edited by Fraser, and headquartered in Scotland. The first issue of the magazine, *Spectrum SF 1* was published in February 2000. A total of nine issues were published between 2000 and 2002. Stories and novellas published in the magazine were by authors such as Charles Stross, Eric Brown, Mary Soon Lee, Alastair Reynolds, Keith Roberts and Stephen Baxter.

Alastair Reynolds' short stories Great Wall of Mars and Glacial (the latter a close sequel to the former), some of the chronologically earliest stories of the Revelation Space series, first appeared in the issues *Spectrum SF 1* and *Spectrum SF 5*, respectivelly.
A Murmuration

***A Murmuration*** is a standalone short story by Alastair Reynolds.

## Gallery

*A Murmuration* - first publication (*Interzone* no. 257, March-April 2015)*Belladonna Nights and Other Stories* (2021) - second publication, first book publication (Subterranean Press)

## External links

* Overview of *A Murmuration* at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database (ISFDb.org)
* Reviews
	+ *A Murmuration* brief review by Mark Watson, at BestSF.net (19 April 2015)
Harvest of Time (Doctor Who novel)

*Harvest of Time* is a standalone licensed novel by Alastair Reynolds, set in the fictional universe of the British science fantasy TV series *Doctor Who*, created and broadcast in 1963 by the British public broadcaster BBC.

The novel was published as part of the wider celebrations of the 50th anniversary of *Doctor Who* in 2013. *Doctor Who* is the longest-running science fiction TV series in history, as well as the longest-running British science fiction TV series.

The novel was part of a 2013-specific special releases of *Doctor Who* themed novels and short stories by various established British speculative fiction writers, looking back at various eras of the TV series' 50 year history.

Many of the British writers offering their own stories in the *Doctor Who* universe focused on the specific incarnation (version) of the Doctor and his team of companions and adversaries from an era "with which they grew up with" in childhood and their younger years. Alastair Reynolds decided to focus *Harvest of Time* on the Third Doctor (portrayed in the series by Jon Pertwee), his companions, and the first incarnation of the Doctor's adversary The Master (portrayed by Roger Delgado). The Third Doctor's era of the show was the one Reynolds grew up watching back in the early 1970s during his childhood in Cornwall, and the era he is still the most fond of on a personal level.

## Brief synopsis

*After billions of years of imprisonment, the vicious Sild have broken out of confinement. From a ruined world at the end of time, they make preparations to conquer the past, with the ultimate goal of rewriting history. But to achieve their aims they will need to enslave an intellect greater than their own...*

*On Earth, UNIT is called in to investigate a mysterious incident on a North Sea drilling platform. The Doctor believes something is afoot, and no sooner has the investigation begun when something even stranger takes hold: The Brigadier is starting to forget about UNIT's highest-profile prisoner. And he is not alone in his amnesia.*

*As the Sild invasion begins, the Doctor faces a terrible dilemma. To save the universe, he must save his arch-nemesis... The Master.*

(Publisher's summary.)

## Continuity

The events of the novel are set roughly between the *Doctor Who* TV series' episodes TBA and TBA.

## Publication history

The novel was first published on the 3 June 2013 by BBC Books.

## Gallery

Harvest of Time.jpg*Harvest of Time* (2013) - first publication (BBC Books)

## External links

* *Harvest of Time* at Tardis Data Core, the *Doctor Who* Wiki
* *Harvest of Time* at Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
* Reviews (beware of spoilers)
	+ TBA
	+ TBA
Love, Death, + Robots

*Love, Death, and Robots*, stylised ***Love, Death, + Robots***, is a streaming anthology television show produced by Netflix with three released seasons and a fourth announced. The first season has two episodes based on Alastair Reynolds stories:

* *Zima Blue* based on *Zima Blue*
* *Beyond the Aquila Rift* based on *Beyond the Aquila Rift*.

The two episodes don't have a single episode number each, but rather four each, since Netflix experimented with having multiple watch orders. Thus one might watch one before the other, or vice versa. The plots of the two stories are independent of each other and the other episodes in the season, and likewise neither of the short stories are part of any preexisting fictive universes as much of Reynolds' other writings are (although *Zima Blue* shares a character, Cassie Clay, with another otherwise unrelated short story, The Real Story).
The Iron Tactician

***The Iron Tactician*** is a novella by Alastair Reynolds, set in his Merlin series of short stories and novellas.

## Brief synopsis

On his continuing travels, Merlin comes across a derelict swallowship and decides to investigate.

## Continuity

In the internal chronology of the Merlin series, *The Iron Tactician* is preceded by *Minla's Flowers* and followed by the final story, *Merlin's Gun*.

## Publication history

First published by NewCon Press in 2016, *The Iron Tactician* is the chronologically third story in the Merlin series.

It features the chronologically third appearance of Merlin and his ship *Tyrant*. It is the most recent of the series' current quartet of stories, the fourth story written and published story in the series.

## Gallery

***The Iron Tactician*** (2016) - first
 book publication (NewCon Press)
Great Wall of Mars

***Great Wall of Mars*** is a short story by Alastair Reynolds, set in his Revelation Space series.

Published in February 2000, it was the fourth published story in what became Reynolds' long-running Revelation Space series, set in the titular Revelation Space universe. Since its first publishing, it has also appeared in *Galactic North*, an anthology of Revelation Space short fiction.

## Brief synopsis

The story introduces the Conjoiner faction to the earlier history of the Revelation Space Universe, and focuses on the conflict between the Conjoiners and the Coalition for Neural Purity on Mars (and its moons Phobos and Deimos), while an envoy from the Demarchist colonies on Jupiter's moon of Europe arrives to Deimos to help broker a potential peace deal. The story introduces the characters of Nevil Clavain, Demarchist personality and envoy Sandra Voi, Conjoiner founder and leader Galiana, Remontoire, Felka and other Conjoiner characters. It is also the only appearance of Nevil's brother Warren Clavain in the Revelation Space series.

*For more detailed information on the plot, characters and themes, please visit the corresponding article at the Revelation Space Wiki.*

## Publication history

*Great Wall of Mars* was first published in an issue of *Spectrum SF*, specifically *Spectrum SF 1* in February 2000.

It later appeared as the first story in the Revelation Space universe short story collection *Galactic North*, first published by Gollancz in 2006.

## Gallery

*Spectrum SF 1* (February 2000)
- first publication*Galactic North* anthology (2006)
- first book publicationEstonian edition of the story, cover art showing an attacking Ouroborus-class Worm*Beyond the Aquila Rift: The Best of Alastair Reynolds* (2016)*Beyond the Aquila Rift: The Best of Alastair Reynolds* (2016)*Beyond the Aquila Rift: The Best of Alastair Reynolds* (2016)

## External links

* Official site of the *Galactic North* anthology at Gollancz.co.uk
* Overview of *Great Wall of Mars* at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database (ISFDb.org)
Translations of the Revenger series

*Article in development.*

## Finnish translations

**Publisher:** Like Kustannus (*Like Scifi* series)

**Translated by:** Hannu Tervaharju *(Revenger, Shadow Captain, Bone Silence*)

**Cover artist:**

1. ↑ *Alastair Reynolds - Kostaja - Like Kustannus*
2. ↑ *Alastair Reynolds - Kostaja*, Finnish Wikipedia
3. ↑ *Alastair Reynolds - Varjokapteeni - Like Kustannus*
4. ↑ *Alastair Reynolds - Varjokapteeni*, Finnish Wikipedia
5. ↑ *Alastair Reynolds - Luiden hiljaisuus - Like Kustannus*
6. ↑ *Alastair Reynolds - Luiden hiljaisuus*, Finnish Wikipedia
Translations of standalone works

This article offers an overview of known translations, to date, of standalone works by Alastair Reynolds. Translations are sorted by language, in alphabetical order.

## Finnish translations

**Publisher:** Like Kustannus (*Like Scifi* series)

**Translated by:**

- Hannu Tervaharju *(Pushing Ice, Terminal World, Slow Bullets, Permafrost, Eversion)*

**Cover artist:** ?

*The translation of the novel House of Suns is under that series' own article.*

Though the Finnish editions of Reynolds' standalone works still lack a translation of *Century Rain*, and the various anthologies (*Zima Blue and Other Stories*, *Beyond the Aquila Rift: The Best of Alastair Reynolds*, *Belladonna Nights and Other Stories*), they are otherwise some of the most up-to-date and complete translations of Reynolds' standalone works into another language.

## References

1. ↑ *Alastair Reynolds - Jäänpuskijat - Like Kustannus*
2. ↑ *Alastair Reynolds - Jäänpuskijat - Like Kustannus*
3. ↑ *Alastair Reynolds - Jäänpuskijat*, isfdb.org
4. ↑ *Alastair Reynolds - Jäänpuskijat*, Finnish Wikipedia
5. ↑ *Alastair Reynolds - Pääteasema - Like Kustannus*
6. ↑ *Alastair Reynolds - Pääteasema*, isfdb.org
7. ↑ *Alastair Reynolds - Hitaat luodit - Like Kustannus*
8. ↑ *Alastair Reynolds - Hitaat luodit*, Finnish Wikipedia
9. ↑ *Alastair Reynolds - Ikirouta - Like Kustannus*
10. ↑ *Alastair Reynolds - Ikirouta*, Finnish Wikipedia
11. ↑ *Alastair Reynolds - Noidankehä - Like Kustannus*
12. ↑ *Noidankehä*, Finnish Wikipedia
Diamond Dogs

***Diamond Dogs*** is a novella set in the Revelation Space universe, which was first published and first appeared in the two-novella anthology *Diamond Dogs, Turquoise Days* in 2003.

## Brief synopsis

Some years before the outbreak of the mysterious Melding Plague on Yellowstone, local citizen Richard Swift meets his old friend Roland Childe. Childe and the enigmatic and controversial surgeon Dr. Trintignant offer Swift and several other people (Swift's ex-wife Célestine, infiltration specialist Hirz and Ultranaut captain Forqueray) the opportunity to set out on an expedition headed for the inhospitable and uninhabited planet Golgota. Here stands a solitary towering structure of alien origin, the so-called "Blood Spire", hiding potential new answers as to the whereabouts of rarely encountered alien civilizations.

## Publication history

*Diamond Dogs* was first published as the first story in the Revelation Space universe novella collection *Diamond Dogs, Turquoise Days*, the anthology first published by Gollancz in 2003.

## Adaptations

In 2017, the novella was adapted for stage by the Shanghai Low theatre group in Chicago.

## Notes

* The title of the novella and some of its in-story developments are inspired by the title of the eponymous 1974 concept album *Diamond Dogs*, by David Bowie.

## Gallery

*Diamond Dogs, Turquoise Days* (2003) - first publication (Gollancz)

## External links

* Official site of the *Diamond Dogs, Turquoise Days* anthology at Gollancz.co.uk
* Overview of *Diamond Dogs* at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database (ISFDb.org)
Eversion

Eversion is a standalone novel by Alastair Reynolds, first published in May 2022.

## Publication history

*Eversion* was first published by Gollancz on the 22nd of May 2022.

## Gallery

*Eversion* - North American edition by Orbit Books

## External links

* Official site of *Eversion* at the official website of Gollancz (Gollancz.co.uk)
* Official audiobook, e-book and trade paperback of the novel at the Hachette Book Group official website (HachetteBookGroup.com)
* Author's blog
	+ *I've delivered a new book* (4 August 2021) - information on the upcoming novel *Eversion*
* Reviews (beware of spoilers)
	+ *Eversion* review by John Folk-Williams at SciFiMind.com
Turquoise Days

***Turquoise Days*** is a novella set in the Revelation Space universe, which was first published and first appeared in the two-novella anthology *Diamond Dogs, Turquoise Days* in 2003.

## Brief synopsis

The story is set in 2541 on the oceanic planet Turquoise, a world with abundant presence of the mysterious Pattern Juggler lifeforms. Turquoise is home to a more isolated planetary colony, with settlers of mostly Thai and Inuit descent. A few years before the events of the novel, protagonist Naqi Okpik had lost her sister Mina, after Mina had swum among the Pattern Jugglers during research and was absorbed by the them. The calm life of the inhabitants of Turquoise is interrupted when a lighthugger, the *Voice of Evening*, visits the planet, the first lighthugger to do so in a long time. Part of the lighthugger's crew claim to be scientists, come to study the Pattern Jugglers.

## Publication history

*Diamond Dogs* was first published as the first story in the Revelation Space universe novella collection *Diamond Dogs, Turquoise Days*, the anthology first published by Gollancz in 2003.

## Notes

* The name of the novella is inspired by the title and lyrics of a 1981 song by the British rock band Echo & the Bunnymen. This is explicitly hinted at in the opening dedication of the novella, which cites a brief excerpt from the lyrics.

## Gallery

*Diamond Dogs, Turquoise Days* (2003) - first publication (Gollancz)

## External links

* Official site of the *Diamond Dogs, Turquoise Days* anthology at Gollancz.co.uk
* Overview of *Turquoise Days* at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database (ISFDb.org)
Shadow Captain

***Shadow Captain*** is the second novel in the *Revenger* novel trilogy by Alastair Reynolds.

## Publication history

The novel was first published in 2019 by Gollancz.

## Gallery

*Shadow Captain* (2019) - first publication (Gollancz)*Shadow Captain* (2019) - first North American publication (Orbit)
### Foreign editions

*Shadow Captain* - Finnish edition by Like Kustannus (2019)
## External links

* Official site of *Shadow Captain* at Gollancz.co.uk
* *Shadow Captain* article at Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
* Reviews (beware of spoilers)
Clyde Five

### Relatives

Ben Tennyson (Cousin),Gwen Tennyson(Cousin), Aunt Vera(Grand-mother), Max Tennyson(Grand-uncle)

## Appearances

### Debut

Clyde Five

*“I’ll call it the Cincotrix, cuz it's five better than your Omnitrix!*

- Clyde

## Appearance

Clyde is a skinny guy with blonde hair. He wears cool gold shades, as well as an orange and white shirt. Covered with a yellow vest with the 5 symbol. His pants are blueish and his shoes are orange and white just like his shirt. Finally he wears his cool orange watch on the left wrist.

## Personality

Clyde is a very goofy guy and very funny too, he wants to become a superhero just like his cousin Ben. Overall he is a nice and funny friend that will always help u, cuz like momma always says “helping never hurts”.

## Powers/Abilities

Clyde wears the awesome watch called the Mark 5 Nanoshift Enabled Exo-Armor or Cincotrix. This watch give him a cool suit that enhances his abilities and gives him new powers. Some of them are Lasers, Flamethrower, Freeze Laser, Energy Shields, Extendable Arms and Strength. His Armor also comes with special modes that he can enable at will.

* **Pursuit Mode**: He gets wheels and thrusters that propel him, perfect for transport, chases or escape.

* **Submarine Mode**: He gets an oxygen tank and a breathing mask useful for underwater missions.

* **Flight Mode**: A rocket comes out of his back giving him the ability to fly.

## Trivia

* The Cincotrix is mistaken as a sock by Clyde.

* “Cinco” means Five in spanish.

* Clyde lives in a farm with his mother.

* Clyde often quotes his mother.

* He decides to become a plumber at the end of the episode Clyde Five.

## Quotes

* “Like momma always says, You don't need super-powers to take care of chickens."
* “Clyde Five he is a kid and has a cool watch, that lets him shoot lasers and is really really strong”
Poseidon's Children

Poseidon's Children is a trilogy of novels by Alastair Reynolds. The title refers to the fact that all of the characters are emerging from a particularly stormy part of human history in the second century of the third millennium, and have been moulded by it. The Akinya family are prominent characters.

## Novels in the trilogy

* *Blue Remembered Earth* (2012)
* *On the Steel Breeze* (2013)
* *Poseidon's Wake* (2015)
Translations of the House of Suns series

*Article in the development.*

## Finnish translations

**Publisher:** Like Kustannus (*Like Scifi* series)

**Translated by:** Hannu Tervaharju (*House of Suns*)

**Cover artist:**

1. ↑ *Alastair Reynolds - Aurinkojen huone - Like Kustannus (2010/2012 edition)*
2. ↑ *Alastair Reynolds - Aurinkojen huone - Like Kustannus (current edition)*
3. ↑ *Alastair Reynolds - Aurinkojen huone*, Finnish Wikipedia
Gollancz (imprint)

*Article on publisher. TBA.*

## Current slogan/motto

*Bringing you news from our world to yours.*

## External links

* Gollancz official website (imprint of the Orion Publishing Group)
* Victor Gollancz Ltd. and Gollancz (imprint) at Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
* SFGateway.com website of Gollancz, dedicated to speculative fiction classics, including the SF Masterworks edition
Aurora Rising

***Aurora Rising*** (originally titled ***The Prefect***) is a 2007 science fiction novel by Welsh author Alastair Reynolds. It is the fifth novel set in the Revelation Space universe, and the first in the *A Prefect Dreyfus Emergency* subseries of the main Revelation Space series. It takes place prior to the four previously released Revelation Space novels, but after some of the short stories.

## Brief synopsis

The novel begins with Dreyfus being sent out on a routine assignment to lock down a glitter-band habitat for polling violations. His superiors send one of his deputies, Thalia Ng, to distribute software upgrades around the Glitter Band to prevent anyone from attempting a similar violation.

In the meantime, Dreyfus is sent to investigate the recent destruction of a habitat named Ruskin-Sartorious. Analysis indicates that the habitat has been destroyed by the flame of a Conjoiner Drive, and Dreyfus's team believe the lighthugger *Accompaniment of Shadows*, the only one to have been near the habitat in recent weeks, is responsible. Before they can conclude their investigation, however, the Ultranauts take justice into their own hands and destroy the ship, but not before Dreyfus is able to converse with the captain, who convinces him that his crew were not responsible. Believing him to be true, Dreyfus and his deputy, the hyperpig Sparver, decide to investigate the matter further...

## Gallery

Original title and first edition cover by Gollancz (2007)Revised title and second edition cover by Gollancz (2018)Second edition cover by Hachette and Orbit Books (2018)
## See also

* Revelation Space series
	+ *A Prefect Dreyfus Emergency* sub-series

## External links

* Official site of *Aurora Rising* at Gollancz.co.uk
* *Aurora Rising* article at Wikipedia
* Reviews (beware of spoilers)
	+ *Aurora Rising* audio review at The Science Fiction Book Review Podcast (21 June 2008)
	+ *Aurora Rising* audio review (revisited) at The Science Fiction Book Review Podcast (1 October 2013)
NESFA Press

**NESFA Press** is a smaller North American publisher of speculative fiction, the publishing arm of the New England Science Fiction Association, Inc., i.e. **NESFA**.

NESFA was founded in 1967 and is one of the oldest enduring science fiction clubs in New England.

## Publication of works by Alastair Reynolds

* *Deep Navigation* (2010) - first edition of the anthology

## Notes

Alastair Reynolds was a guest of honour at NESFA's 2010 edition of their annual convention, Boskone, held in Boston.

The Reynolds short fiction anthology *Deep Navigation* was first published by NESFA Press in 2010, in conjunction with Reynolds' stay at the Boskone convention.

## External links

* NESFA Press official website
* NESFA Press at Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
Monkey Suit

***Monkey Suit*** is a short story set in the Revelation Space universe.

## Publication history

Originally published in the short-lived science fiction and fantasy magazine *Death Ray* (2007-2009), published in *Death Ray* #20 in July of 2009. (This was the penultimate issue of the magazine.)

It later appeared in the collection *Deep Navigation*, released in 2010.

## Galllery

*Deep Navigation* (2010) - first book publication (NESFA Press)
## External links

* Overview of *Monkey Suit* at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database (ISFDb.org)
Open and Shut

***Open and Shut*** is a brief short story in the *A Prefect Dreyfus Emergency* spinoff series.

It is set between the novels *Aurora Rising* and *Elysium Fire* and acts as a bridge between their storylines. It can be read as a midquel between the two novels, or a prequel just before the events of *Elysium Fire*. The short story features prefect Tom Dreyfus and his superior, Jane Aumonier, as the main characters.

## Publication history

It was published on the Gollancz website in early 2018, prior to *Elysium Fire*'s date of publication.

In 2021, it saw its first publication in book form, in the new Alastair Reynolds anthology *Belladonna Nights and Other Stories*.

## Notes

* The shortest short story in the Revelation Space series, to date.

## Gallery

*Belladonna Nights and Other Stories* (2021) - second publication, first book publication (Subterranean Press)

## References

1. ↑ *New Prefect Dreyfus story*, Approaching Pavonis Mons by Balloon blog, 5 January 2018
2. ↑ *Open and Shut*, short story by Alastair Reynolds, Gollancz.co.uk *(dead link, please provide archived version)*
3. ↑ *Open and Shut*, short story by Alastair Reynolds, Hachette.co.uk *(archived link)*

## See also

* Revelation Space series
	+ *A Prefect Dreyfus Emergency* sub-series

## External links

* *Open and Shut* (full short story) at Hachette.co.uk
* Overview of *Open and Shut* at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database (ISFDb.org)
Angels of Ashes

***Angels of Ashes*** is a standalone short story by Alastair Reynolds.

## Brief synopsis

A member of a religious order founded by events following first contact has his faith challenged.

## Gallery

*Angels of Ashes* - first publication (*Asimov's Science Fiction*, July 1999)*Zima Blue and Other Stories*
 (2006) - first publication (Night Shade Books)*Zima Blue and Other Stories*
 (2009) - second publication (Gollancz)
Spirey and the Queen

***Spirey and the Queen*** is a standalone short story by Alastair Reynolds.

## Brief synopsis

Through no volition of her own, Spirey meets the Queen.

## Publication history

TBA

 (2006) - first book publication (Night Shade Books)*Zima Blue and Other Stories*
 (2009) - second book publication (Gollancz)
### Interior artwork

Interior artwork for the story
 by Rick Dawson (*Interzone 108*,
 June 1996)Interior artwork for the story
 by Rick Dawson (*Interzone 108*,
 June 1996)Interior artwork for the story
 by Rick Dawson (*Interzone 108*, June 1996)

## External links

* *Spirey and the Queen* in *Interzone* no. 108, June 1996 (archived readable version of the magazine issue, via Archive.org)
* Overview of *Spirey and the Queen* at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database (ISFDb.org)
The Sledge-Maker's Daughter

***The Sledge-Maker's Daughter*** is a standalone short story by Alastair Reynolds.

First published in April 2007, it has also appeared in several anthologies.

## Publication history

*The Sledge-Maker's Daughter* was first published in an issue of *Interzone*, specifically *Interzone 209* in April 2007.

It later appeared as the penultimate story in the Alastair Reynolds short story and novella collection *Deep Navigation*, first published in 2010.

## Gallery

*The Sledge-Maker's Daughter* - first publication (*Interzone* no. 209, April 2007)The Year's Best Science Fiction Twenty-Fifth Annual Collection.jpg*The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Fifth Annual Collection* anthology (2008)
- first book publication*Deep Navigation* anthology (2010)
- second book publication

## External links

* *The Sledge-Maker's Daughter* in *Interzone* no. 209, April 2007 (archived readable version of the magazine issue, via Archive.org)
* Overview of *The Sledge-Maker's Daughter* at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database (ISFDb.org)
Revenger Trilogy

The ***Revenger Trilogy*** or ***Revenger Sequence*** is a trilogy of novels by Alastair Reynolds. The title refers to the ship *Revenger* that plays a role in the story, including the eponymous first novel. The trilogy is written partly with a more "young adult" audience in mind and takes place in the far future in a ravaged Solar System, now inhabited not only by humanity, but several alien species as well. The most prominent characters are the Ness sisters.

## Novels in the trilogy

* *Revenger* (2016)
* *Shadow Captain* (2019)
* *Bone Silence* (2020)
Interzone

***Interzone*** is a long-running British magazine of science fiction, fantasy and speculative fiction in general, published since 1982. To date, it is the eighth longest published English-language science fiction magazine in history and the longest-published British science fiction magazine in history.

One of its most notable aspects is providing a space for publishing short fiction by various authors, both beginning and newcomer authors, as well as more seasoned writers. Over its four decades of existence, Interzone has published stories of amny emerging major writers, as well as writers nominated for major science fiction awards, such as the Hugo Awards, Nebula Awards and British Science Fiction Awards.

Alastair Reynolds is one of a number of newer British science fiction authors that got their start by publishing short fiction in *Interzone* every few years. Reynolds is also among the long-term *Interzone* contributors that have been nominated for literary SF awards and even won a few literary SF awards.

## Alastair Reynolds' short fiction published in *Interzone*

* *Nunivak Snowflakes* (1990) - *Interzone* issue no. 36 (April 1990) - a standalone short story, Reynolds' first published story
* *Dilation Sleep* (1990) - *Interzone* issue no. 39 (September 1990) - a short story in the Revelation Space universe (and very first published story in that setting)
* *Enola* (1991) - *Interzone* issue no. 54 (December 1991) - a standalone short story
* *Byrd Land Six* (1995) - *Interzone* issue no. 96 (June 1995) - a standalone short story
* *Spirey and the Queen* (1996) - *Interzone* issue no. 108 (June 1996) - a standalone novella
* *A Spy in Europa* (1997) - *Interzone* issue no. 120 (June 1997) - a short story in the Revelation Space universe (the second one published and one of the chronologically earliest)
* *On the Oodnadatta* (1998) *Interzone* issue no. 128 (February 1998) - a standalone short story
* *Galactic North* (1999) - *Interzone* issue no. 145 (July 1999) - a short story in the Revelation Space universe (the third one published and one of the more chronologically expansive)
* *Hideaway* (2000) - *Interzone* issue no. 157 - the chronologically first in the Merlin series of short stories and novellas
* *Everlasting* (2004) - *Interzone* issue no. 193 (Spring 2004) - a standalone short story
* *The Sledge-Maker's Daughter* (2007) - *Interzone* issue no. 209 (April 2007) - a standalone short story
* *A Murmuration* (2015) - *Interzone* issue [ no. 257] (March-April 2015) - a standalone short story

*Incomplete list. To be completed.*

## External links

* *Interzone* official website
* *Interzone* article at Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
Adun Anagonye

**Adun Anagonye** was a legendary human, said to have helped mankind reach the surface. The ghoul king in the Ghoul Cave bore the same name, but whether Adun was reanimated as a ghoul or said ghoul simply took on his persona is unknown.

### First Among Men

This tale is based on the carvings and pictures found in the ghoul cave. In the beginning, man, and many other creatures, lived underground. After a great worm created a hole to the surface, Adun led a group of 7 men, 5 women, a dog and a lepard to the surface. Looking out onto the world, man was at first frightened, but Adun gave the others the courage and strength to press on. Organizing them into groups, he helped man thrive.

The last part of the tale has Adun breaking a tree in half, possibly representing mans dominance over nature.

## During the Campaign

In our current time, a powerful ghoul king went by the same name. Adun was generally intelligent by ghoul standards, and while able to be bartered with, he still possessed to bloodthirstiness characteristic to ghouls. His only goal was seemingly to slay Liara Portyr, commander of the nearby Fort Beluarian. He directed a number of ghoul attacks on the fort, in an organized manner unusual to ghouls.

After a brutal encounter with D-Squad, he met a rather unbecoming end, being shot down from the wall he was climbing attempting a tactical retreat. Further examination of the diadem he was wearing revealed it to be cursed, causing it's wearer to develop a flaw. This may have been the cause of the kings delusion.

1. ↑ ToA: Session 4
2. ↑ ToA: Session 5
Minla's Flowers

***Minla's Flowers*** is a novella by Alastair Reynolds, set in his Merlin series of short stories and novellas.

## Brief synopsis

During his travels, Merlin comes across an off-the-beaten-path planet inhabited by several warring human nations, descended from the original colonists of the planet. Learning that a local branch of the interstellar Waynet poses a serious risk to the planet's home star, Merlin ponders to help the locals prepare to escape and evacuate. What will the complex consequences of that decision look like ?

## Continuity

In the internal chronology of the Merlin series, *Minla's Flowers*  is preceded by *Hideaway* and followed by *The Iron Tactician*, and then by the final story, *Merlin's Gun*.

## Publication history

First published in the anthology *The New Space Opera* (edited by Gardner Dozois and Jonathan Strahan) in 2007, *Minla's Flowers* is the chronologically second story in the Merlin series.

It features the chronologically second appearance of Merlin and his ship *Tyrant*. It was the third written and published story in the series and served as a "mid-quel" between the earlier published Merlin stories *Hideaway* and *Merlin's Gun*.

## Gallery

*The New Space Opera* (2007)
 - first publication (Eos Books)*The New Space Opera* (2007) trade paperback
 - first publication (Eos Books)*Zima Blue and Other Stories*
 (2009) - second publication (Gollancz)
Lines universe

The **Lines** fictional universe (a fan name) is that which contains the short story Thousandth Night, the novel House of Suns, and the short story Belladonna Nights. It follows several groups of immortal post-humans as they pursue various intrigues in a galaxy fully colonised by humans and their creations, including several advanced machine intelligences. The prose often has a fantastic quality. Campion and Purslane are narrators of the first two works.
Translations of the Poseidon's Children trilogy

*Article in development.*

## Finnish translations

**Publisher:** Like Kustannus (*Like Scifi* series)

**Translated by:** Hannu Tervaharju *(Blue Remembered Earth, On the Steel Breeze, Poseidon's Wake*)

**Cover artist:**

## Hungarian translations

**Publisher:** Delta Vision Kft. - as *Poszeidón gyermekei* ("Poseidon's Children")

**Translated by:**
 - Tamás Telegdi (*Blue Remembered Earth*)
 - Luca Gubó (*On the Steel Breeze*, *Poseidon's Wake*)
**Cover artist:** Dominic Harman

1. ↑ *Alastair Reynolds - Muistoissa sininen Maa - Like Kustannus*
2. ↑ *Alastair Reynolds - Muistoissa sininen Maa*, Finnish Wikipedia
3. ↑ *Alastair Reynolds - Terästuullen yllä - Like Kustannus*
4. ↑ *Alastair Reynolds - Terästuullen yllä*, Finnish Wikipedia
5. ↑ *Alastair Reynolds - Poseidonin lapset - Like Kustannus*
6. ↑ *Alastair Reynolds - Poseidonin lapset*, Finnish Wikipedia
7. ↑ *ISFDb.org Alastair Reynolds - Kék emlékezetű Föld - Delta Vision Kft.*
8. ↑ *Moly.hu - Alastair Reynolds - Kék emlékezetű Föld*
9. ↑ *SFMag.hu - Alastair Reynolds - Kék emlékezetű Föld* (review article)
10. ↑ *ISFDb.org - Alastair Reynolds - Acélszellő nyergében - Delta Vision Kft.*
11. ↑ *Moly.hu - Alastair Reynolds - Acélszellő nyergében*
12. ↑ *SFMag.hu - Alastair Reynolds - Acélszellő nyergében* (review article)
13. ↑ *ISFDb.org - Alastair Reynolds - Poszeidón ébredése - Delta Vision Kft.*
14. ↑ *Moly.hu - Alastair Reynolds - Poszeidón ébredése*
Byrd Land Six

***Byrd Land Six*** is a standalone short story by Alastair Reynolds.

## Gallery

*Nunivak Snowflakes* - first publication (*Interzone 96*, June 1995)*Deep Navigation* (2010) - first book publication (NESFA Press)

## External links

* *Byrd Land Six* in *Interzone* no. 96, June 1995 (archived readable version of the magazine issue, via Archive.org)
The Real Story

***The Real Story*** is a 'Carrie Clay' series short story by Alastair Reynolds.

## Brief synopsis

Carrie Clay interviews the crew of the first crewed Mars landing about inconsistencies in the history.

## Continuity

The anthology *Zima Blue and Other Stories* begins with *The Real Story*, featuring the character of Carrie Clay, and is book-ended by *Zima Blue*, the second story to feature an appearance by Carrie Clay.

## Gallery

*Mars Probes* (2002) - first
 book publication (DAW Books)*Zima Blue and Other Stories*
 (2006) - second book publication (Night Shade Books)*Zima Blue and Other Stories*
 (2009) - third book publication (Gollancz)
Mars Probes (anthology)

***Mars Probes*** is an anthology of shorter fiction - novellas and short stories - by various authors, connected by the theme of Mars probes and Mars exploration. It was first published in 2002 by DAW Books. The anthology was edited by British writer and journalist Peter Crowther, as part of a gradual series of themed science fiction anthologies published by DAW Books. All of the stories featured in the anthology are brand new.

The anthology includes Alastair Reynolds' short story, *The Real Story*, featuring the character of journalist Carrie Clay. This is also the first story to be included in Reynolds' own anthology *Zima Blue and Other Stories*. *The Real Story* was first published in this anthology, *Mars Probes*.

The anthology received a sequel in 2005, also published by DAW Books, the newer anthology titled *Constellations*.

## Contents

*Authors and their works included in this collection.*

* Ray Bradbury: "The Love Affair"
* Eric Brown: "Myths of the Martian Future"
* Paul Di Filippo: "A Martian Theodicy"
* Alastair Reynolds: "The Real Story"
* Mike Resnick and M. Shayne Bell: "Flower Children of Mars"
* James Lovegrove: "Out of the Blue, Into the Red"
* Scott Edelman: "Mom, The Martians, and Me"
* Ian McDonald: "The Old Cosmonaut and the Construction Worker Dream of Mars"
* Allen Steele: "A Walk Across Mars"
* Stephen Baxter: "Martian Autumn"
* Gene Wolfe: "Shields of Mars"
* Paul McAuley: "Under Mars"
* James Morrow: "The War of the Worldviews"
* Brian W. Aldiss: "Near Earth Object"
* Patrick O'Leary: "The Me After the Rock"
* Michael Moorcock: "Lost Sorceress of the Silent Citadel"

## Gallery

*Mars Probes* (2002)
 - first publication (DAW Books)
## External links

* *[ Mars Probes]* at DAW Books
* *Mars Probes* article at Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
* Overview of *Mars Probes* at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database (ISFDB.org)

1. ↑ *[ Mars Probes]*, 2002
Zima Blue (short story)

***Zima Blue*** is a 'Carrie Clay' series short story by Alastair Reynolds.

## Continuity

The anthology *Zima Blue and Other Stories* begins with *The Real Story*, featuring the character of Carrie Clay, and is book-ended by *Zima Blue*, the second story to feature an appearance by Carrie Clay.

## Adaptations

The 2019 first season of Netflix's science fiction anthology series *Love, Death, + Robots* adapted the short story in animated form, in the eponymous episode *Zima Blue*.
Universe

The **physical universe** is the sum of all things that can physically interact with each other, or could have in the past, or can in the future, including space-time, matter, energy, and the physical forces. Each Alastair Reynolds story takes place in a physical universe, and the fact that most of them share many characteristics with our own, real-life universe is why Reynolds' works are often called 'hard' science fiction. For example, in the Revelation Space universe, a Big Bang cosmology is the case: early in the universe's history, everything was in a small, dense region of space known as a singularity, and then the universe expanded quickly, resulting in the vast and varied structures that allowed for many kinds of life to independently evolve, including humans. The 'conjoiner drive' engines of lighthuggers, a kind of ship used by some of those humans, depends on the inflationary nature of the universe to function.

However, often when speaking of a universe in relation to Reynolds' stories we refer instead to a **fictive universe**, which is the widest narrative setting which a story can take place in, and which stories can share. This term is one defined somewhat by exclusion: We know that stories of the Revelation Space universe do not share a universe with those of the Lines universe, since details differ between the settings as to the timing and nature of humanity's expansion from their home planetary system, and what happens to them as they do so. Other settings may not have an indicable fact separating them, but especially in Reynolds' works an overall tone generally distinguishes the settings as well.

Some but not all fictive universes are organised into commercial franchises such as series and may be named by Reynolds suchly; but others are not, with stories spread across standalone works or interspersed into collections, and so for now it falls to fans to provisionally name them. While technically each Reynolds story must be in a fictive universe of *some* sort, we do not list 'universes' that have only one work in them here (two is the minimum), and some works may share a universe that has not (yet) been made clear. With those caveats in mind, following is a list of Reynolds fictional universes; lists of works contained in them may be found at their respective pages.

## Fictional universes in the works of Alastair Reynolds

* Revelation Space universe -- new/gothic space opera, themes of punk and paranoia
* Lines universe -- perhaps more accessibly known as the House of Suns universe after the book that introduced it, the feel is somewhat influenced by fairy tales in terms of being dreamlike, and is centered on the ubiquity of human metacivilisations such as the Lines.
* Poseidon's Children, about post-climate-catastrophe humanity
* Merlin universe, following humanity as they are scattered and diminished by conflict
* That which Carrie Clay is from (to be named)
Merlin's Gun

***Merlin's Gun*** is a novella by Alastair Reynolds, set in his Merlin series of short stories and novellas.

## Brief synopsis

Merlin meets someone and his priorities change.

## Continuity

In the internal chronology of the Merlin series, *Merlin's Gun* comes last, preceded by *Hideaway*, *Minla's Flowers* and *The Iron Tactician*, in that order.

## Publication history

First published in the magazine *Asimov's Science Fiction* in May 2000, *Merlin's Gun* is the chronologically fourth and last story in the Merlin series.

It features the chronologically fourth appearance of Merlin and his ship *Tyrant*. However, it was the earliest written and published story in the entire quartet, the first written and published story in the series.

The story was later collected in the anthology *Zima Blue and Other Stories*, both the 2006 edition by Night Shade Books and the expanded 2009 edition by Gollancz.

## Gallery

*Merlin's Gun* - first publication (*Asimov's Science Fiction*, May 2000)*Zima Blue and Other Stories*
 (2006) - first anthology publication (Night Shade Books)*Zima Blue and Other Stories*
 (2009) - second anthology publication (Gollancz)
Nunivak Snowflakes

***Nunivak Snowflakes*** is a standalone short story by Alastair Reynolds, early into his professional writing career, and his first ever officially published short story, submitted to and published by *Interzone* at the tail end of the 1980s.

## Gallery

*Nunivak Snowflakes* - first publication (*Interzone 36*, April 1990)*Deep Navigation* (2010) - first book publication (NESFA Press)
## External links

* *Nunivak Snowflakes* in *Interzone* no. 36, April 1990 (archived readable version of the magazine issue, via Archive.org)
Khal Khalundurrin

**Khal Khalundurrin** is a dwarf cleric of Dol Dorn. He is currently part of the mercenary party Fel's Five, and has been since he end of the war.

He hails from the Mror Holds, but has not been back for quite some time. He was expelled due to marrying a woman his clan viewed as below him.

He is an amateur poet of little skill. His long lost love is a common topic in his many mediocre poems. His poems are somewhat held back by Khal's extremely conservative nature, where hand holding outside of marriage his the raunchiest thing imaginable.
Enola

***Enola*** is a standalone short story by Alastair Reynolds.

## Gallery

*Enola* - first publication (*Interzone 54*,
 December 1991)*Zima Blue and Other Stories*
 (2006) - first book publication (Night Shade Books)*Zima Blue and Other Stories*
 (2009) - second book publication (Gollancz)

## External links

* *Enola* in *Interzone* no. 54, December 1991 (archived readable version of the magazine issue, via Archive.org)
Galactic North (short story)

***Galactic North*** is a short story by Alastair Reynolds, set in his Revelation Space series.

Published in July 1999, it was the third published story in what later became Reynolds' long-running Revelation Space series, set in the titular Revelation Space Universe. Since its first publishing, it has also appeared in an anthology of Revelation Space short fiction.

## Continuity

*Galactic North* is particularly notable for the very time-expansive nature of its storyline. The storyline essentially outlines many key points throughout the history of the Revelation Space universe, from its earlier starfaring centuries, to the very far future. To date, the end point of *Galactic North* is still one of the farthest in the entire series.

The later Revelation Space novel *Absolution Gap* contains a reference to certain entities dealing with an agent very similar to the Greenfly.

## Publication history

*Galactic North* was first published in an issue of British science fiction magazine *Interzone*, specifically *Interzone 145* in July 1999.

It later appeared as the eighth and final story in the eponymous Revelation Space universe short story collection *Galactic North*, first published by Gollancz in 2006.

## Gallery

*Galactic North* - first publication
 (*Interzone 145*, July 1999)*Galactic North* anthology (2006)
- first book publication

## External links

* *Galactic North* in *Interzone* no. 145, July 1999 (archived readable version of the magazine issue, via Archive.org)
* Official site of the *Galactic North* anthology at Gollancz.co.uk
* Overview of *Galactic North* at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database (ISFDb.org)