Deep Navigation is a collection of short stories by Alastair Reynolds

Alastair Reynolds

Alastair Preston Reynolds 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...

. It was published in February 2010 for the 47th annual Boskone Science Fiction Convention

Boskone (convention)

Boskone is an annual science fiction convention run by NESFA in Boston, Massachusetts. In the words of the convention organizers, "Boskone is a regional Science Fiction convention focusing on literature, art, music, and gaming ". It is held over President's Day weekend every February, in the city...

 where Reynolds was the Guest of Honour. The collection brings together a number of Reynolds short stories both old and new. His first published story, "Nunivak Snowflakes," right up to "Monkey Suit" which is set in the Revelation Space universe

Revelation Space universe

The Revelation Space universe is a fictional universe which was created by Alastair Reynolds and used as the setting for a number of his novels and stories...

. The book contains an introduction by science-fiction author Stephen Baxter

Stephen Baxter

Stephen Baxter is a prolific British hard science fiction author. He has degrees in mathematics and engineering.- Writing style :...

. All the stories published in this anthology had been published previously, but several of them had been out of print for several years.

Contents

• Introduction by Stephen Baxter
• "Nunivak Snowflakes"
• "Monkey Suit"
• "The Fixation"
• "Feeling Rejected"
• "Fury"
• "Stroboscopic"
• "The Receivers"
• "Byrd Land Six"
• "The Star Surgeon's Apprentice"
• "On the Oodnadatta"
• "Fresco"
• "Viper"
• "Soirée"
• "The Sledge-Maker's Daughter"
• "Tiger, Burning"

External links

• Deep Navigation, by Alastair Reynolds at NESFA Press
  NESFA Press
  NESFA Press is the publishing arm of the New England Science Fiction Association, Inc. The NESFA Press primarily produces three types of books:...
  
  
• Alastair Reynolds talks about Deep Navigation on his blog