Aurora Rising
Previously published as The Prefect
$23.30
- Paperback
528 pages
- Release Date
11 January 2018
Summary
Previously published as THE PREFECT.
A rollercoaster ride through the dark and turbulent universe of REVELATION SPACE: an interstellar thriller where nothing - and no one - is what they seem …
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.
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Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781473223363 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1473223369 |
| Author: | Alastair Reynolds |
| Publisher: | Orion Publishing Co |
| Imprint: | Gollancz |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 528 |
| Release Date: | 11 January 2018 |
| Weight: | 363g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 128mm x 36mm |
| Series: | Gollancz S.f. |
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Reynolds’s narrative is truly breathtaking in scope and intricate in detail, making him a mastersinger of the space opera - THE TIMES
The span here is mind-boggling - GOOD BOOK GUIDEAlastair 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 - GUARDIANSpace Opera’s current Janacek - TELEGRAPHAn adroit and fast-paced blend of space opera and police procedural, original and exciting - George R. R. MartinAbout The Author
Alastair Reynolds
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. He stopped working as an astrophysicist for the European Space Agency to become a full-time writer. REVELATION SPACE and PUSHING ICE were shortlisted for the ARTHUR C. CLARKE AWARD; REVELATION SPACE, ABSOLUTION GAP, DIAMOND DOGS and CENTURY RAIN were shortlisted for the BRITISH SCIENCE FICTION AWARD and CHASM CITY won the BRITISH SCIENCE FICTION AWARD.
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