That was the universe: you could beat it once, you could fl… - Alastair Reynolds

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That was the universe: you could beat it once, you could float a message in a bottle across half of eternity, but the universe would always find a way to have the last laugh.

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Alastair Preston Reynolds (born 13 March 1966) is a British science fiction author.

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Birth Name: Alastair Preston Reynolds

Alternative Names: Al Reynolds • voxish

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