Halcyon Years by Alastair Reynolds - ISBN: 9781399611770
Paperback
Noir detective in space finds murder, mystery, and danger.

Halcyon Years

A gripping new murder mystery set on a spaceship from the million-copy bestselling ‘mastersinger’ of science fiction

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  • Paperback

    336 pages

  • Release Date

    10 March 2026

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Summary

A superb new noir/science fiction fusion from the ‘mastersinger of space opera’ and the creator of the beloved Revelation Space universe - strap in for a gripping murder mystery …

Yuri Gagarin is a private investigator, who picks up small cases from his local community, runs into trouble with the local police, and generally ekes out a living as best he can. He’s aboard the Halcyon - a starship, hurtling through space, carrying thousands of passengers with thousands more sleep…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781399611770
ISBN-10:1399611771
Author:Alastair Reynolds
Publisher:Orion Publishing Co
Imprint:Gollancz
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:336
Release Date:10 March 2026
Weight:411g
Dimensions:230mm x 152mm x 28mm
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Critics Review

A hugely entertaining film noir pastiche set on a generational spaceship * SFX *Alastair Reynolds is a genre adventurer … Halycon Years is a novel composed of nested mysteries and riddles * Locus *

About 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, PUSHING ICE and HOUSE OF SUNS 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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