Halcyon Years
A gripping new murder mystery set on a spaceship from the million-copy bestselling ‘mastersinger’ of science fiction
$23.14
- Paperback
496 pages
- Release Date
25 August 2026
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 sleepin…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781399611787 |
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| ISBN-10: | 139961178X |
| Author: | Alastair Reynolds |
| Publisher: | Orion Publishing Co |
| Imprint: | Gollancz |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 496 |
| Release Date: | 25 August 2026 |
| Weight: | 240g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 128mm x 30mm |
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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.
- Chasm City won the British Science Fiction Award.
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