Chapter 1 (p. 3; opening words)
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I was born in a house with a million rooms, built on a small, airless world on the edge of an empire of light and commerce that the adults called the Golden Hour, for a reason I did not yet grasp.
— Alastair Reynolds
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Source: Wikiquote: "Alastair Reynolds" (Quotes, House of Suns (2008): All page numbers from the mass market paperback edition published by Ace Books, )
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About Alastair Reynolds
Alastair Preston Reynolds (born 13 March 1966) is a British science fiction author.
About Alastair Reynolds
Alastair Preston Reynolds (born 13 March 1966) is a British science fiction author.
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