Beyond the Aquila Rift: The Best of Alastair Reynolds

This book was very very good – so good, in fact, that despite the fact that I had borrowed a copy from my local library, I have decided to purchase my own copy of the book. The offerings in this collection are a great reminder of why Alastair Reynold's books are so greatly anticipated and equally greatly (if not more so) enjoyed by fans of epic, world-building (and world-shattering), cosmic themed stories.

Some stories are fantastic, others not so good.

A recurrent problem is that a lot of these stories end in a cliffhanger, so you will end up always wanting more.
After the first cliffhanger I thought we will get some references or conclusion in the other stories, but no. So keep that in mind. The stories end, even though it seems like they are just getting started.