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The Prefect

The Prefect

by Alastair Reynolds (Author)

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    Hardcover 2007

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Synopsis

Tom Dreyfus is a Prefect, a policeman of sorts, and one of the best. His force is Panoply, and his beat is the multi-faceted utopian society of the Glitter Band, that vast swirl of space habitats orbiting the planet Yellowstone. These days, his job is his life. A murderous attack against a Glitter Band habitat is nasty, but it looks to be an open-and-shut case - until Dreyfus starts looking under some stones that some very powerful people would really rather stayed unturned. What he uncovers is far more serious than mere gruesome murder: a covert takeover bid by a shadowy figure, Aurora (who may once have been human but certainly isn't now), who believes the people of the Glitter Band should no longer be in charge of their own destiny. Dreyfus discovers that to save something precious, you may have to destroy part of it.

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Format: Hardcover
 Pages: 416
 Edition: 1st
 Publisher: Gollancz
Published: 12 Apr 2007
ISBN 10: 0575077166
ISBN 13: 9780575077164
Book Overview: REVELATION SPACE has sold more than 75,000 copies in massmarket paperback Multi-award-winning novels that win immense critical acclaim: 'Reynolds's narrative is truly breathtaking in scope and intricate in detail, making him a mastersinger of the space opera' The Times 'One of Britain's hottest young authors' SFRevu.com 'The span here is mind-boggling' Good Book Guide American sale for REVELATION SPACE and CHASM CITY highest ever for first British SF novels 'Alastair Reynolds occupies the same frenzied imaginative space as Philip K. Dick or A.E. Van Vogt; that he occupies it as a working scientist is what makes it so exciting' M. John Harrison in the Guardian 'Space Opera's current Janacek' Telegraph

Media Reviews
Combines space-roaming adventure with a solid detective story. Fast-paced and inventive, this may be Reynolds' best yet. -- Lisa Tuttle THE TIMES THE PREFECT is hugely entertaining and inventive, a compelling fusion of the detective novel and a brilliantly constructed vision of the future. Cracking stuff. DEATHRAY An enjoyable novel which shows Reynolds growth as a writer. Though good before, I think this is one his best novels to date. -- Mark Yon SFFWORLD.COM Politics, ambition and betrayal against the backdrop of Reynolds' Revelation Space universe. -- Anthony Browne STARBURST There's enough inventiveness here to keep you entertained for a good while. SANDSTORM REVIEWS In The Prefect Alastair Reynolds executes an enjoyable and extremely fast-paced return to the universe that made his name. The story develops nicely and explodes into a furious page-turning pace in its second half that barely lets up. The Prefect is Reynolds' best novel since at least Redemption Ark, and is an engrossing read. THE WERTZONE This is a book about freedom, its limits and how much liberty we should sacrifice in the name of safety - pertinent themes suggesting a new political edge to Reynolds' work. -- Jonathan Wright SFX A welcome return to his Revelation Space universe. EDGE
Author Bio
Alastair Reynolds was born in Barry, South Wales, in 1966. He studied at Newcastle and St Andrews Universities and has a Ph.D. in astronomy. Since 1991 he has lived in the Netherlands, near Leiden, where he works part-time as an astrophysicist for the European Space Agency. Revelation Space was shortlisted for the Arthur C. Clarke and the British Science Fiction awards and Chasm City, won the British Science Fiction Award.