The Prefect [Lingua Inglese] - Brossura

Reynolds, Alastair

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ISBN 10: 0441017223 ISBN 13: 9780441017225

Casa editrice: Ace Books, 2009

Riassunto

A hardened law enforcement officer, Prefect Tom Dreyfus, gets more than he had bargained for when an investigation into a murderous attack on a space habitat--a crime that has left nine hundred people dead--uncovers a covert plot by a mysterious entity seeking total control of the region. Reprint.

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Praise for The Prefect

“This is solid British SF adventure, evoking echoes of le Carre and Sayers with a liberal dash of Doctor Who.”—Publishers Weekly

“Absorbing...gripping in the extreme...A fine provocative portrait of utopia on the brink. The relentless narrative momentum it employs simply underscores the pertinent urgency of that topic. The resulting mixture of space opera and police procedure is sublime entertainment.”—Locus

“A well-constructed amalgam of detective fiction, hard-SF and space opera.”—Andromeda Spaceways
 
“A great book and a worthy addition to the world of Revelation Space.”—Sci Fi Book Spot 
 
“[A] magnificently imagined world.”—Booklist

“Alastair Reynolds has developed real skill in mixing a detective investigation mystery with a background that is as thoroughly hard science as anybody’s...Eminently satisfying.”—SF Site

L'autore:

Alastair Reynolds is the author of the Poseidon’s Children series and the Revelation Space series. Born in Barry, South Wales, he studied at Newcastle University and the University of St. Andrews. A former astrophysicist for the European Space Agency, he now writes full-time.

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• Editore: Ace Books
• Data di pubblicazione: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0441017223
• ISBN 13: 9780441017225
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 563