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“For Reynolds’s efforts, the reader is treated to concepts that engage on a galactic scale and snippets of
humor in touchy situations. Yes, the pace is easy, but it belies a low hum of excitement that crescendos
to a counterpoint of science and humanity saving one or two worlds.”
—The Kansas City Star
“An intriguing mixture of future and alternate history…Reynolds possesses the true and awesome
widescreen SF imagination…[He] is an established paladin of space opera, but he clearly knows and
loves noir as well, deploying its tropes with affection and expertise. Century Rain is an exciting, thought-
provoking novel, an audacious synthesis of genre forms…Alastair Reynolds is now in his novelistic
prime.”
—Locus
“Reynolds is a superb teller of hard SF tales, as fans of his Revelation Space trilogy already know.
Where he will take us on this new journey is anyone’s guess, but it’s bound to be an interesting ride…
[The] plot combines elements of space adventure, mystery, and the spy thriller to good effect…It has
plenty of action, a pronounced mystery flavor, and good characters. I strongly recommend the book.”
—SF Revu
“Part noir time travel, part alternate history, and part hard SF thriller, with alien artifacts and augmented
humans, Century Rain is a darkly brilliant love story set in worlds we think we know but don’t.”
—The Guardian (UK)
“A very enjoyable book…There is so much to like…at times it is as vividly gripping as any thriller and
there is a casual brilliance to Reynolds’s imagination.”
—SF Site
“A fast-moving story of SF intrigue that combines the ambiance of the 1950s with time travel and
nanotechnology. Straightforward storytelling and appealing characters make this a good choice.”
—Library Journal
“A solid, well-crafted, and at times very imaginative piece of science fiction…Reynolds has managed to
create some thoroughly nasty little monsters, genuinely creepy and threatening, and consequently there’s
some really gripping tension…this is good work…engaging, well-written, worth taking the time to read.”
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—Infinity Plus
“Another quirky, noirish vision of humanity’s future…fans of sophisticated hard SF should be pleased.”
—Publishers Weekly
“An exciting mixing of an urban noir inside a fabulous quantum physics–based science fiction thriller.
The story line is action-packed…The setup for the finale is so good that a wonderfully developed finish
feels almost anticlimactic as Alastair Reynolds is at his best.”
—Midwest Book Review
“Reynolds blends noirish sleuthing and hard SF remarkably well.”
—Booklist
DIAMOND DOGS, TURQUOISE DAYS
“A tale of blood and brainpower…nonstop thrills.”
—Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine
“Astronomer Reynolds’s two far-future space exploration novellas…confirm his mastery of noir SF…
brilliantly executed parables.”
—Publishers Weekly (starred review)
“Fans of Reynolds’s brand of noirish sci-fi will find enjoyment here.”
—The Kansas City Star
“Diamond Dogs, Turquoise Days highlights the strength and flexibility of Alastair Reynolds’s writing.”
—SciFi Dimensions
ABSOLUTION GAP
One of the Best SF Novels of the Year, Locus
One of the Top Ten Science Fiction Novels of the Year, SF Site
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“Reynolds’s plot rapidly builds momentum, hurtling to a stunning conclusion. Cinematic imagery and
strong characters ably carry this juggernaut of a story, with Big Ideas strewn about like pebbles on a
beach.”
—Publishers Weekly (starred review)
“A book of great fascination, rich description, and memorable action.”
—Locus
“Comparisons to Dune abound. A first-rate work of science fiction, a thoroughly modern space opera
full of dangers and marvels to match.”
—SF Site
REDEMPTION ARK
Best SF Novel of the Year, Chronicle
One of the Best SF Novels of the Year, Locus
“The best of the new breed of space opera. Wild action on a grand scale spans well-imagined and
developed worlds—bold and new with sharply defined differences in both characters and the changed
definitions of humanity.”
—The Denver Post
“Clearly one of the year’s major science fiction novels…The book Reynolds’s readers have been
waiting for.”
—Locus
“Political snarking worthy of Graham Greene.”
—The San Diego Union-Tribune
“Reynolds’s sequel…features intense personal drama and large-scale scenes of space warfare. Told with
skill and an attention to detail.”
—Library Journal
“Alastair Reynolds’s work is hard science fiction at its best. Full of suspense, great characters, and
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science.”
—The Olympian (Olympia, WA)
REVELATION SPACE
Best Science Fiction Novel of the Year, Chronicle
One of the Best First Novels of the Year, Locus
“A terrific treat. I was hooked from page one…Ferociously intelligent and imbued with a chilling logic—
it may really be like this Out There.”
—Stephen Baxter, coauthor of The Light of Other Days
“Intensely compelling; darkly intelligent; hugely ambitious.”
—Paul J. McAuley, author of Ancients of Days
“Clearly intoxicated by cutting-edge scientific research—in bioengineering, space physics, cybernetics—
Reynolds spins a ravishingly inventive tale of intrigue.”
—Publishers Weekly
“An inventive, wide-ranging, fascinating, and exciting space adventure…The best first novel I’ve ever
read since A Canticle for Leibowitz.”
—Don D’Ammassa, Science Fiction Chronicle
Ace Books by Alastair Reynolds
REVELATION SPACE
CHASM CITY
REDEMPTION ARK
ABSOLUTION GAP
DIAMOND DOGS, TURQUOISE DAYS
CENTURY RAIN
PUSHING ICE
CENTURY RAIN
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Alastair Reynolds
ACE BOOKS, NEW YORK
THE BERKLEY PUBLISHING GROUP
Published by the Penguin Group
Penguin Group (USA) Inc.
375 Hudson Street, New York, New York 10014, USA
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division of Pearson New Zealand Ltd.)
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Africa
Penguin Books Ltd., Registered Offices: 80 Strand, London WC2R 0RL, England
This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents either are the product of the author’s
imagination or are used fictitiously, and any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, business
establishments, events, or locales is entirely coincidental. The publisher does not have any control over
and does not assume any responsibility for author or third-party websites or their content.
CENTURY RAIN
An Ace Book / published by arrangement with Orion Publishing Group
Copyright © 2004 by Alastair Reynolds.
All rights reserved.
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without permission. Please do not participate in or encourage piracy of copyrighted materials in
violation of the author’s rights. Purchase only authorized editions.
For information address: The Berkley Publishing Group,
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375 Hudson Street, New York, New York 10014.
ISBN: 0-7865-7740-1
ACE
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a division of Penguin Group (USA) Inc.,
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ACE and the “A” design are trademarks belonging to Penguin Group (USA) Inc.
For Josette
CONTENTS
CHAPTER ONE
CHAPTER TWO
CHAPTER THREE
CHAPTER FOUR
CHAPTER FIVE
CHAPTER SIX
CHAPTER SEVEN
CHAPTER EIGHT
CHAPTER NINE
CHAPTER TEN
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CHAPTER ELEVEN
CHAPTER TWELVE
CHAPTER THIRTEEN
CHAPTER FOURTEEN
CHAPTER FIFTEEN
CHAPTER SIXTEEN
CHAPTER SEVENTEEN
CHAPTER EIGHTEEN
CHAPTER NINETEEN
CHAPTER TWENTY
CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE
CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO
CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE
CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR
CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE
CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX
CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN
CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHT
CHAPTER TWENTY-NINE
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CHAPTER THIRTY
CHAPTER THIRTY-ONE
CHAPTER THIRTY-TWO
CHAPTER THIRTY-THREE
CHAPTER THIRTY-FOUR
CHAPTER THIRTY-FIVE
CHAPTER THIRTY-SIX
CHAPTER THIRTY-SEVEN
CHAPTER THIRTY-EIGHT
CHAPTER THIRTY-NINE
CHAPTER FORTY
CHAPTER FORTY-ONE
CHAPTER FORTY-TWO
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS AND FURTHER READING
ONE
The river flowing sluggishly under Pont de la Concorde was flat and grey, like worn-out linoleum. It
was October and the authorities were having one of their periodic crackdowns on contraband. They had
set up their customary lightning checkpoint at the far end of the bridge, backing traffic all the way across
to the Right Bank.
“One thing I’ve never got straight,” Custine said. “Are we musicians supplementing our income with a
little detective work on the side, or is it the other way round?”
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Floyd glanced into the rear-view mirror. “Which way round would you like it to be?”
“I think I’d like it best if I had the kind of income that didn’t need supplementing.”
“We were doing all right until recently.”
“Until recently we were a trio. Before that, a quartet. Perhaps it’s just me, but I’m beginning to detect a
trend.”
Floyd slipped the Mathis into gear and eased forward as the line advanced. “All we have to do is hold
the fort together until she returns.”
“That isn’t going to happen,” Custine said. “She left for good when she got on that train. You keeping a
seat free for her in the front of the car isn’t going to change things.”
“It’s her seat.”
“She’s gone.” Custine sighed. “That’s the trouble with recognising talent: sooner or later, someone else
recognises it as well.” The big Frenchman rummaged in his jacket pocket. “Here. Show the nice man my
papers.”
Floyd took the yellowing documents and placed them next to his own on the dashboard. When they
reached the checkpoint, the guard flicked through Floyd’s papers and handed them back wordlessly. He
thumbed through Custine’s, then leaned down until he had a good view into the back of the Mathis.
“On business, monsieur?”
“I wish,” Custine said quietly.
“What’s that supposed to mean?”
“It means we were looking for work,” Floyd said amiably. “Unfortunately, we didn’t find any.”
“What kind of work?”
“Music,” Floyd said, gesturing around the car. “Hence the instruments.”
The guard jabbed the muzzle of his stamped-metal machine gun towards the soft fabric case of the
double bass. “You could get a lot of cigarettes into that. Pull your vehicle over to the inspection area.”
Floyd slipped the old Mathis back into gear and crunched it forward, steering into a bay where the
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guards performed more detailed searches. To one side was a striped wooden cabin where the guards
amused themselves with cards and cheap pornography. A low stone wall overlooked a narrow, pebbled
quay. An empty chair stood by the wall, next to a large trestle table covered with a cloth.
“Say as little as possible,” Floyd said to Custine.
As the guard with the machine gun returned to his post, another from the inspection area knocked on the
roof of the car. “Bring it out. Place it on the table.”
Floyd and Custine worked the case from the rear of the Mathis. It was cumbersome rather than heavy,
and had already accumulated enough scuffs and scratches that a few more wouldn’t matter.
“You want me to open it?” Custine asked.
“Of course,” the second guard said. “And remove the instrument, please.”
Custine did as he was told, setting the double bass down gently. There was just enough room for it on
the table next to the empty case. “There,” he said. “You’re welcome to examine the case if you think I
have the ingenuity to hide something in it other than the instrument.”
“It’s not the case I’m concerned about,” the guard said. He motioned to one of his colleagues, who was
sitting on a folding chair next to the striped cabin. The man put down his newspaper and picked up a
wooden toolkit—an inspector of some kind, clearly. “I’ve seen these two before,” the guard continued.
“They’re back and forth across the river like it’s going out of fashion. Makes you wonder, doesn’t it?”
The inspector narrowed his eyes at Custine. “I know this one,” he said. “Used to be a policeman, didn’t
you? Some big cheese at Central Headquarters?”
“I felt a change of career would do me good.”
Floyd took a fresh toothpick from his shirt pocket, inserted into his mouth and bit down. The sharp end
dug into his mouth, drawing blood.
“Quite a comedown, isn’t it, from high-profile police work to this?” the inspector persisted, setting his
toolkit down.
“If you say so,” Custine replied.
The inspector picked up the double bass, shaking it with a look of deep concentration on his face before
returning it to the table. “Nothing rattling around,” he said, reaching for his toolkit. “Still, they might
have taped something to the inside. We’ll have to take this boy apart.”
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CenturyRain“ForReynolds’sefforts,thereaderistreatedtoconceptsthatengageonagalacticscaleandsnippetsofhumorintouchysituations.Yes,thepaceiseasy,butitbeliesalowhumofexcitementthatcrescendostoacounterpointofscienceandhumanitysavingoneortwoworlds.”—TheKansasCityStar“Anintriguingmixtureoffutureandaltern...

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