# Episode 705: The Coode Street Advent Calendar 2025 - Day 17 - Alastair Reynolds

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Podcast: [The Coode Street Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-coode-street-podcast-1075003)
Published: 2025-12-17T00:08:31+00:00
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Duration seconds: 1537

## Resource

It's Day 17 of our Advent Calendar and today Gary and Jonathan chat with Alastair Reynolds about the 25th Anniversary of Revelation Space, his new short story collections, and his latest novel, Halcyon Years. We also touch on his favourite books of the year, what he's planning, and his favourite seasonal reads. As always, our thanks to Al. We hope you enjoy today's episode.

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