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Just Read: Diamond Dogs, Turquoise Days, by Alastair Reynolds
[amazon.co.uk]
Two novellas, set in the same universe as Revelation Space/Chasm City/Redemption Ark.
Diamond Dogs is a tale of Ultras, mercenaries, obsession, and a dangerous alien artefact. There are some obvious influences, and Reynolds gives them a nod in the text. Unless I'm missing a subtle reference, this story is mostly a footnote to the main novel sequence, simply adding a bit of colour to the universe.
Turquoise Days, however, fills in the background of some of the more enigmatic denizens of the universe. It tells the story of a visit to a backwater Pattern Juggler world by a group of researchers with more on their agenda than they are willing to let on.
I preferred the latter, but enjoyed both.
Two novellas, set in the same universe as Revelation Space/Chasm City/Redemption Ark.
Diamond Dogs is a tale of Ultras, mercenaries, obsession, and a dangerous alien artefact. There are some obvious influences, and Reynolds gives them a nod in the text. Unless I'm missing a subtle reference, this story is mostly a footnote to the main novel sequence, simply adding a bit of colour to the universe.
Turquoise Days, however, fills in the background of some of the more enigmatic denizens of the universe. It tells the story of a visit to a backwater Pattern Juggler world by a group of researchers with more on their agenda than they are willing to let on.
I preferred the latter, but enjoyed both.