Machine Vendetta: 3 (The Prefect Dreyfus Emergencies)

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Machine Vendetta: 3 (The Prefect Dreyfus Emergencies)

Machine Vendetta: 3 (The Prefect Dreyfus Emergencies)

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When another high-ranking member of the council of protects is killed by being misdirected to a hostile asteroid, Creature is tasked with finding out why and exposing the killers. A sequel to Elysium Fire, it is the eighth novel set in the Revelation Space universe, and the third in the A Prefect Dreyfus Emergency spinoff series. I would recommend the book to people who enjoy the science in science fiction and really enjoy a detailed and rich future world.

This is not something Aurora will forget and is prepared to use Dreyfus’s sick wife as a means of getting Dreyfus to do what she wants. Reynolds combines depth in characterization and dazzling hard-science applications to keep the reader turning pages. It's almost entirely a straightforward investigation going from place to place and talking with people.As Tench’s mentor and friend, Tom Dreyfus is brought in to investigate her death and the events leading up to it - What was the reason for the trip? I guess the first thing to note is that this book is set in a broad and encompassing universe that Alistair Reynolds has created. My thanks to both NetGalley and the publisher Orbit Books for an advanced copy of this hard science fiction story/ police procedural set in the far future about a group of diverse city states that orbit one planet, and the threat to their continued existence. This also leads to things being tied up in a definite ending, which I suspect may divide readers a little.

Reynolds has the science fiction magic that allows him to create whole universes and even make a potentially ridiculous situation, such as a planet of babified adults seem real. It's always a shame when a book serises isn't quite able to stick it's ending properly; Alastari Reynol's world-building shines through and the yellowstone he presents is every bit as futurstic and mystical as any other. Panoply is a small, efficient police force, dedicated to maintaining the rule of democracy among the ten thousand disparate city-states orbiting the planet Yellowstone. You don’t need to have read the previous books – enough of the backstories are given along the way to explain to newcomers – but those who have read the previous novels will appreciate what happens more. Indeed, it may be that the Tench incident is an act by those determined to destroy the democratic condition of the Glitter Band.Without trying to give too much away this book captures your attention from the start and you have to question your trust of everyone. There is big trouble in the Glitter Band, the ten thousand habitats of which are patrolled by a force of only a thousand prefects of the Panoply. We had to wait until 2018 for Elysium Fire, and both form the background for the clash of rogue AIs that is central to Machine Vendetta.

I started off publishing short stories in the British SF magazine Interzone in the early 90s, then eventually branched into novels. Every chapter reveals another layer to the far-reaching mystery, all the while building to a stunning crescendo in which characters old and new band together to face a long-dreaded scenario. Dreyfus has an additional investment as unknown to many in Elysium Fire he had to make a secret deal with Aurora for the greater good. Others may feel the problems to be of greater severity, but unlike the previous books there wasn't anything here that lessened my enjoyment. Banks, I really appreciated the aspect of sophisticated agents using high technology, intelligence, and courage to "do the right thing".How Alastair Reynolds creates not only a galaxy but a complex and multi prong plot that satisfies completely is beyond me! She tells him that another rogue AI, known as the Clockmaker, Aurora’s fierce enemy, is trying to capture her so that he can control the Yellowstone system without opposition.

In summary, Machine Vendetta is a solidly entertaining piece of character driven space opera that fans of the previous books will enjoy very much. Quick recap – In the Revelation Space series, the Glitter Band is a group of thousands of worlds, each running itself as city states around the planet of Yellowstone.Some of my books and stories are set in a consistent future named after Revelation Space, the first novel, but I've done a lot of other things as well and I like to keep things fresh between books. The Panoply is small in number, and at this time low in popularity due to the actions of one agent in an attack on a floating city that lead to many deaths. That turned out not to be a problem, since gradually all the background I needed was filled in, especially given the fact that the story begins in the midst of multiple crises that make the basic facts crystal clear from the opening. Your payment method will be charged immediately, and the product is expected to ship on or around January 16, 2024. No, I hadn't, this was simply a case of Reynolds having a lot of stuff happen outside of the written story.



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