Alastair Reynolds

Prefect Tom Dreyfus investigates a murderous attack on one of the space habitats of the Glitter Band--a crime that has left nine hundred people dead--and uncovers a plot by a mysterious entity seeking total control of the region.

The Prefect

Gillian Rose

3.75 stars

This is the type of sci-fi story I like and it really wasn't bad. Surprisingly well paced given the length and everything. However, I had trouble focusing or understanding what was going on most of the time. Still a fun read, but I needed a little more to keep me engaged.

The brand new bestseller by Al Reynolds, the mastersinger of the space opera

Cindy Lieberman

A sprawling sci-fi mystery and detective story with interesting tech and world building. The Prefects are a combination of protectors and police for the Glitter Band’s worlds, both the democracies and those that willingly choose autocracies. Instead of recounting the complex and interwoven stories here, I recommend the review by @Apatt with one exception. I did not read other Relevation Space novels (yet) and was able to enjoy this as a stand-alone novel so long as I paid attention. He doesn’t spoon-feed the story and expects his readers to figure things out in context and as the story unfolds, which I quite enjoy. Reynolds is a great writer and his audiobooks have an excellent narrator.

Stephen Gill 

A rollercoaster of an SF thriller set in the futuristic Belle Epoque world of the Glitter Band.

The Prefect

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