It was easy to sound that confident; less easy to believe i… - Alastair Reynolds

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It was easy to sound that confident; less easy to believe it in his heart. They had got this far did not give them an automatic guarantee of success. The world did not work like that. It took pleasure in punishing the cocksure.

Alastair Reynolds

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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

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