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The Prefect

Alastair Reynolds - Author

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ISBN 9780441017225 | 576 pages | 26 May 2009 | Ace | 8.26 x 5.23in | 18 - AND UP
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Tom Dreyfus is a Prefect, a law enforcement officer. His current case: investigating a murderous attack against one of the Glitter Band habitats that leaves nine hundred people dead. But then he uncovers an even greater threat-a covert plot by an enigmatic entity seeking nothing less than total control of the Glitter Band.

"SUBLIME ENTERTAINMENT."
-LOCUS

"Evokes echoes of le Carré and Sayers with a liberal dash of Doctor Who."
-PUBLISHERS WEEKLY

"An entertaining tale."
-SFFWORLD

"[A] magnificently imagined world."
-BOOKLIST


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