Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A Spy in Europa | 1997 | Alastair Reynolds | N/A |
| 2 | Great Wall of Mars | 2000 | Alastair Reynolds | N/A |
| 3 | Weather | 2006 | Alastair Reynolds | Buy |
| 4 | The Six Directions of Space | 2008 | Alastair Reynolds | Buy |
| 5 | Zima Blue | 2009 | Alastair Reynolds | Buy |
| 6 | Troika | 2011 | Alastair Reynolds | Buy |
| 7 | Sleepover | 2012 | Alastair Reynolds | Buy |
| 8 | Thousandth Night | 2013 | Alastair Reynolds | Buy |
| 9 | Slow Bullets | 2015 | Alastair Reynolds | Buy |
| 10 | Detonation Boulevard | 2023 | Alastair Reynolds | Buy |
| 11 | The Dagger in Vichy | 2025 | Alastair Reynolds | Buy |
Alastair Reynolds has published a steady stream of novellas and short stories throughout his career. A Spy in Europa (1997) was among his earliest published fiction. Slow Bullets (2015) is perhaps the most acclaimed of his shorter works, exploring themes of memory and identity on a damaged starship. Zima Blue (2009) was adapted into an episode of Netflix’s Love, Death & Robots.
His more recent shorter works include Detonation Boulevard (2023) and The Dagger in Vichy (2025), showing his continued activity in the shorter fiction space alongside his novel output.