The Prefect by Alastair Reynolds
Critically-acclaimed author Alastair Reynolds creates a fascinating hybrid of space opera, police procedural and character study(Publishers Weekly) in this novel in his Revelation Space universe. Tom Dreyfus is a Prefect, a law enforcement officer with the Panoply. His beat is the Glitter Band, that vast swirl of space habitats orbiting the planet Yellowstone, the teeming hub of a human interstellar empire spanning many worlds. His current case: investigating a murderous attack against one of the habitats that leaves nine hundred people dead. But his investigation uncovers something far more serious than mass slaughter--a covert plot by an enigmatic entity who seeks nothing less than total control of the Glitter Band.
Alastair Reynolds is the bestselling author of twelve novels including the Revelation Space series. He has received the British Science Fiction Award for his novel Chasm City, as well as the Seiun and Sidewise awards, and was shortlisted for the Hugo and Arthur C. Clarke awards. In 2013, he published a Dr. Who tie-in novel, Harvest of Time, with BBC Books. Reynolds has a Ph. D in Astronomy and worked for the European Space Agency before he left to write full time. He currently lives with his wife in Barry, Wales.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780441017225 |
| ISBN 10 | 0441017223 |
| Title | The Prefect |
| Author | Alastair Reynolds |
| Series | Ace Science Fiction |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Ace Books |
| Year published | 2009-05-01 |
| Number of pages | 563 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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