Slow Bullets, Alastair Reynolds
Slow Bullets, Alastair Reynolds
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Slow Bullets

Author: Alastair Reynolds

Narrator: Susan Duerden

Unabridged: 4 hr 19 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 06/09/2015


Synopsis

A vast conflict, one that has encompassed hundreds of worlds and solar systems, appears to be finally at an end. A conscripted soldier is beginning to consider her life after the war and the family she has left behind. But for Scur—and for humanity—peace is not to be.

On the brink of the ceasefire, Scur is captured by a renegade war criminal and left for dead in the ruins of a bunker. She revives aboard a prisoner transport vessel. Something has gone terribly wrong with the ship.

Passengers—combatants from both sides of the war—are waking up from hibernation far too soon. Their memories, embedded in bullets, are the only links to a world which is no longer recognizable. And Scur will be reacquainted with her old enemy but with much higher stakes than just her own life.

About Alastair Reynolds

Born in Barry, South Wales, Alastair Reynolds studied at Newcastle University and the University of St. Andrews. A former astrophysicist for the European Space Agency, he now writes full-time. He is the author of many short stories and twelve novels, including Chasm City, winner of the British Science Fiction Association Award for Best Novel, and House of Suns.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Althea on July 05, 2016

Read as part of the Hugo Voters' Packet. And... I think this one is creeping up past 'Penric's Demon' to get my vote. A vicious interstellar conflict is coming to an end. A ceasefire has been announced. Unfortunately for one soldier, the enemy who's captured her is infamous for his brutality, and he......more

Goodreads review by Scott on November 23, 2016

I love Alistair Reynolds, but I did not love Slow Bullets. Reynolds is the writer who re-ignited my passion for SF and I have huge respect for his work, which I regard with a mix of warmth and awe. Revelation Space reminded me how truly great this genre can be, the vast vistas of the imagination tha......more

Goodreads review by Dirk on January 19, 2023

Quite good, really. An interesting take on the stranded spaceship scenario. Like I have mentioned in another of my reviews, I don't think this author can write a bad book if he tried, but then again I haven't read all his works yet. In the end, it wasn't quite a five star read for me, for the simple......more

Goodreads review by Jason on July 13, 2015

4 Stars Slow Bullets by Alastair Reynolds is a fantastic little slice of what one of my favorite authors is all about. This easy read novella touches on many of the areas that make Reynolds such a great writer. This is a science fiction story that is lean on the math and physics, making it very acce......more

Goodreads review by Bradley on June 02, 2015

The ending makes the tale, and this one is no different. I fell the familiar immersive narrative and enjoyed the stolid pacing that was the MO of the narrator, only slightly interested in the idea of slow bullets, but willing to make a full go of the novel anyway. What I wanted was a Revelation Spac......more