The Prefect, Alastair Reynolds
The Prefect, Alastair Reynolds
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The Prefect

Author: Alastair Reynolds

Narrator: John Lee

Unabridged: 19 hr 43 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 02/28/2011


Synopsis

Tom Dreyfus is a Prefect, a law enforcement officer with the Panoply. His beat is the multifaceted utopian society of 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 left 900 people dead, a crime that appalls even a hardened cop like Dreyfus. But then 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.

Before long, the Panoply detectives are fighting against something worse than tyranny, in a struggle that will lead to more devastation and more death. And Dreyfus will discover that to save what is precious, you may have to destroy it.

About Alastair Reynolds

Born in Barry, South Wales, Alastair Reynolds studied at Newcastle University and the University of St. Andrews. A former astrophysicist for the European Space Agency, he now writes full-time. He is the author of many short stories and twelve novels, including Chasm City, winner of the British Science Fiction Association Award for Best Novel, and House of Suns.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Mario the lone bookwolf on January 22, 2022

Badass conjoiners, wacky AIs, a crime thriller murder plot, and a plague (no, not that one) make it one of Reynolds best novels A normal human couldn´t withstand that How conjoiners can, because they are superhumans, endure close to any situation, even over long periods of time, and generally stay com......more

Goodreads review by Milda on May 04, 2019

4.5* rounded up to 5*. Whilst it’s not flawless – personally I really enjoyed it and had hard time putting the book down. Given a chance I would have read it in few days. Intense and fast paced sci-fi mystery thriller. Main focus is on the investigation and events evolve quickly. Worldbuilding and ch......more

Goodreads review by Andrei(Drusca) on July 15, 2023

Superba......more