The prefect

by Alastair Reynolds

Hardcover, 410 pages

English language

Published Jan. 6, 2008 by Ace Books.

ISBN:: 978-0-441-01591-7
OCLC Number:: 183267529

(50 reviews)

Aurora Rising (originally titled The Prefect) is a 2007 science fiction novel by Welsh author Alastair Reynolds. It is the fifth novel set in the Revelation Space universe, and takes place prior to the four previously released Revelation Space novels, but after some of the short stories. A sequel, Elysium Fire, was released in January 2018.While the novel takes place in the Revelation Space universe, it has little connection to the other novels.

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Michael P reviewed The Prefect by Alastair Reynolds

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5 stars

Great Sci-Fi detective story.

Bob Irving reviewed The Prefect by Alastair Reynolds

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5 stars

Fabulous space opera police procedural with cyberpunk overtones.

Zivan reviewed The Prefect by Alastair Reynolds

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5 stars

Raynolds is fascinating as usual.

I love books that are set in a universe I like but not necessarily as sequels.
As in [b:Chasm City|89185|Chasm City (Revelation Space, Standalone)|Alastair Reynolds|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1309203334s/89185.jpg|2926628] we are treated to a different viewpoint on Yellow Stone. This time before the plague.

I reccomend this book to anyone that enjoyed any of the [b:Revelation Space|89187|Revelation Space|Alastair Reynolds|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1306807253s/89187.jpg|219037] universe books.