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Nevertheless, at the centre of this baroque masquerade party resides a sober consideration of what it might mean to go off adventuring, what it might cost' \u003ci\u003eLocus \u003c\/i\u003eon \u003ci\u003eRevenger\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Reynolds is a master singer of the Space Opera' \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Gollancz","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":39784055668920,"sku":"9780575090514","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0571\/2642\/0664\/products\/9780575090514-original.jpg?v=1768633749"},{"product_id":"elysium-fire","title":"Elysium Fire","description":"Featuring Inspector Dreyfus - one of Alastair Reynolds most popular characters - this is a fast paced SF crime story, combining a futuristic setting with a gripping tale of technology, revolution and revenge.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne citizen died a fortnight ago. Two a week ago. Four died yesterday . . . and unless the cause can be found - and stopped - within the next four months, everyone will be dead. For the Prefects, the hunt for a silent, hidden killer is on . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlastair Reynolds has returned to the world of The Prefect for this stand-alone SF mystery in which no one is safe. The technological implants which connect every citizen to each other have become murder weapons, and no one knows who or what the killer is - or who the next targets will be. But their reach is spreading, and time is not on the Prefects' side.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePraise for Alastair Reynolds:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'An adroit and fast-paced blend of space opera and police procedural, original and exciting' George R. R. Martin on \u003ci\u003eAurora Rising\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'The span here is mind-boggling, cosmos-spanning concepts, a breath-taking journey' \u003ci\u003eGood Book Guide\u003c\/i\u003e on \u003ci\u003eChasm City\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e'[A] wonderfully entertaining puzzle wrapped inside an adventure story' \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e on \u003ci\u003eEversion\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A fabulous and satisfying novel' \u003ci\u003eSF Crowsnest\u003c\/i\u003e on \u003ci\u003eRevenger\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'An excellent adventure that's sure to keep readers on their toes' \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e on \u003ci\u003eRevenger\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A fun, character focused bottle mystery that shifts settings like a chameleon walking across a rainbow carpet' \u003ci\u003eThe Quill to Live\u003c\/i\u003e on \u003ci\u003eEversion\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Entertaining and thought-provoking' \u003ci\u003eLocus \u003c\/i\u003eon \u003ci\u003eRevelation Space\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Pirates in space, full of peril and high-jinks . . . 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Nevertheless, at the centre of this baroque masquerade party resides a sober consideration of what it might mean to go off adventuring, what it might cost' \u003ci\u003eLocus \u003c\/i\u003eon \u003ci\u003eRevenger\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Reynolds is a master singer of the Space Opera' \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Gollancz","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":39784056488120,"sku":"9780575090613","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0571\/2642\/0664\/products\/9780575090613-original.jpg?v=1764918013"},{"product_id":"shadow-captain","title":"Shadow Captain","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e'A swashbuckling thriller - Pirates of the Caribbean meets Firefly - that nevertheless combines the author's trademark hard SF with effective, coming-of-age characterisation' GUARDIAN\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e'A blindingly clever imagining of our solar system in the far flung future' SUN\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eReturning to the universe of \u003ci\u003eRevenger\u003c\/i\u003e, award-winning author Alastair Reynolds delivers another thrilling tale set among the stars.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eTwo sisters ran away from home to join the crew of a spaceship. 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