512 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780316462587
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Orbit
Publication date: 06 October 2020
Description
Award-winning author Alastair Reynolds creates "a fascinating hybrid of space opera, police procedural and character study" (Publishers Weekly) with this novel set in the Revelation Space universe.Tom Dreyfus is a Prefect, a law enforcement office...
Community Reviews Summary of 798 reviews
Moods
mysterious 71%
dark 56%
tense 56%
challenging 18%
reflective 18%
emotional 6%
informative 6%
sad 3%
Pace
slow 21%
fast 6%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 58% | Plot: 37% | Character: 4%Strong character development?
Yes: 52% | It's complicated: 30% | No: 17%Loveable characters?
Yes: 45% | It's complicated: 41% | No: 12%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 72% | No: 18% | It's complicated: 9%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 50% | It's complicated: 25% | Yes: 25%Average rating
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512 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780316462587
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Orbit
Publication date: 06 October 2020
Description
Award-winning author Alastair Reynolds creates "a fascinating hybrid of space opera, police procedural and character study" (Publishers Weekly) with this novel set in the Revelation Space universe.Tom Dreyfus is a Prefect, a law enforcement office...
Community Reviews Summary of 798 reviews
Moods
mysterious 71%
dark 56%
tense 56%
challenging 18%
reflective 18%
emotional 6%
informative 6%
sad 3%
Pace
slow 21%
fast 6%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 58% | Plot: 37% | Character: 4%Strong character development?
Yes: 52% | It's complicated: 30% | No: 17%Loveable characters?
Yes: 45% | It's complicated: 41% | No: 12%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 72% | No: 18% | It's complicated: 9%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 50% | It's complicated: 25% | Yes: 25%Average rating
Content Warnings
This book doesn't have any content warnings yet!
If you're the author of this book and want to add author-approved content warnings, please email us at [email protected] to request the content warning form.