The Prefect

A hardened law enforcement officer with the Panoply, Prefect Tom Dreyfus gets more than he had bargained for when an investigation into a murderous attack on one of the space habitats of the Glitter Band--a crime that has left nine hundred people dead--uncovers a covert plot by a mysterious entity seeking total control of the region. Critically-acclaimed author Alastair Reynolds creates “a fascinating hybrid of space opera, police procedural and character study”(Publishers Weekly) in this novel in his Revelation Space universe.Tom Dreyfus is a Prefect, a law enforcement officer with the Panoply. His beat is the Glitter Band, that vast swirl of space habitats orbiting the planet Yellowstone, the teeming hub of a human interstellar empire spanning many worlds. His current case: investigating a murderous attack against one of the habitats that leaves nine hundred people dead. But his investigation uncovers something far more serious than mass slaughter—a covert plot by an enigmatic entity who seeks nothing less than total control of the Glitter Band. Tom Dreyfus is a prefect, a law enforcement officer with the Panoply. His beat is the multi-faceted utopian society of the Glitter Band. His current case: investigating a murderous attack against one of the habitats that leaves nine hundred people dead, a crime that appalls even a hardened cop like Dreyfus. But then his investigation uncovers something even more potentially dangerous--a covert plot by an enigmatic entity seeking nothing less than total control of the Glitter Band

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.

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an Entertaining Tale.