Elysium Fire
Autor Alastair Reynoldsen Limba Engleză Paperback – 22 ian 2018
Elysium
Fireis
a
smoldering
tale
of
murderers,
secret
cultists,
tampered
memories,
and
unthinkable
power,
of
bottomless
corruption
and
overpowering
idealism
from
the
king
of
modern
space
opera.
Ten thousand city-state habitats orbit the planet Yellowstone, forming a near-perfect democratic human paradise.
But even utopia needs a police force. For the citizens of the Glitter Band that organization is Panoply, and the prefects are its operatives.
Prefect Tom Dreyfus has a new emergency on his hands. Across the habitats and their hundred million citizens, people are dying suddenly and randomly, victims of a bizarre and unprecedented malfunction of their neural implants. And these "melters" leave no clues behind as to the cause of their deaths...
As panic rises in the populace, a charismatic figure is sowing insurrection, convincing a small but growing number of habitats to break away from the Glitter Band and form their own independent colonies.
For more from Alastair Reynolds, check out:
Revenger
Ten thousand city-state habitats orbit the planet Yellowstone, forming a near-perfect democratic human paradise.
But even utopia needs a police force. For the citizens of the Glitter Band that organization is Panoply, and the prefects are its operatives.
Prefect Tom Dreyfus has a new emergency on his hands. Across the habitats and their hundred million citizens, people are dying suddenly and randomly, victims of a bizarre and unprecedented malfunction of their neural implants. And these "melters" leave no clues behind as to the cause of their deaths...
As panic rises in the populace, a charismatic figure is sowing insurrection, convincing a small but growing number of habitats to break away from the Glitter Band and form their own independent colonies.
For more from Alastair Reynolds, check out:
Revenger
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780316555678
ISBN-10: 0316555673
Pagini: 432
Dimensiuni: 152 x 235 x 29 mm
Greutate: 0.48 kg
Editura: Orbit
Colecția Orbit
ISBN-10: 0316555673
Pagini: 432
Dimensiuni: 152 x 235 x 29 mm
Greutate: 0.48 kg
Editura: Orbit
Colecția Orbit
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Notă biografică
Alastair
Reynolds
was
born
in
Barry,
South
Wales,
in
1966.
He
studied
at
Newcastle
and
St.
Andrews
Universities
and
has
a
Ph.D.
in
astronomy.
He
stopped
working
as
an
astrophysicist
for
the
European
Space
Agency
to
become
a
full-time
writer.Revelation
SpaceandPushing
Icewere
shortlisted
for
the
Arthur
C.
Clarke
Award;Revelation
Space,
Absolution
Gap,
Diamond
Dogs,andCentury
Rainwere
shortlisted
for
the
British
Science
Fiction
Award,
andChasm
Citywon
the
British
Science
Fiction
Award.
Recenzii
"This
novel's
ideas
are
mind-stretching,
including
a
limbo
where
copies
of
the
dead
can
be
kept
and
interrogated,
and
a
chillingly
mischievous
AI
that
tempts
and
mocks
Dreyfus.
The
big
concepts
and
complex
story
effectively
pull
readers
into
intriguing
speculation
about
human
identity
and
potential."—Publishers
Weekly
"Reynolds combines depth in characterization and dazzling hard-science applications to keep the reader turning pages."—Booklist
"Elysium Fireis a tremendously assured read, a fast-paced page-turner that delivers a well thought out story and characters you'll come to care about."—The Guardian (UK)
"A swashbuckling thriller--Pirates of the CaribbeanmeetsFirefly--that nevertheless combines the author's trademark hard SF with effective, coming-of-age characterization."—The Guardian on Revenger
"Revengeris classic Reynolds-that is to say, top of the line science fiction, where characters are matched beautifully with ideas and have to find their place in a complex future. More!"—Greg Bear on Revenger
"A leading light of the new British space opera."
—Los Angeles Review of Books on Alastair Reynolds
"One of the giants of the new British space opera."
—io9 on Alastair Reynolds
"[Reynolds is] a mastersinger of the space opera."
—The Times (UK) on Blue Remembered Earth
"Heir to writers like Isaac Asimov and Arthur C. Clarke, Reynolds keeps up the tradition of forward thinking... An immensely thrilling, mind-bending piece of work."
—AV Club on House of Suns
"[Reynolds] is the most gifted hard SF writers working today."
—Publishers Weekly on Beyond the Aquila Rift
"Reynolds combines depth in characterization and dazzling hard-science applications to keep the reader turning pages."—Booklist
"Elysium Fireis a tremendously assured read, a fast-paced page-turner that delivers a well thought out story and characters you'll come to care about."—The Guardian (UK)
"A swashbuckling thriller--Pirates of the CaribbeanmeetsFirefly--that nevertheless combines the author's trademark hard SF with effective, coming-of-age characterization."—The Guardian on Revenger
"Revengeris classic Reynolds-that is to say, top of the line science fiction, where characters are matched beautifully with ideas and have to find their place in a complex future. More!"—Greg Bear on Revenger
"A leading light of the new British space opera."
—Los Angeles Review of Books on Alastair Reynolds
"One of the giants of the new British space opera."
—io9 on Alastair Reynolds
"[Reynolds is] a mastersinger of the space opera."
—The Times (UK) on Blue Remembered Earth
"Heir to writers like Isaac Asimov and Arthur C. Clarke, Reynolds keeps up the tradition of forward thinking... An immensely thrilling, mind-bending piece of work."
—AV Club on House of Suns
"[Reynolds] is the most gifted hard SF writers working today."
—Publishers Weekly on Beyond the Aquila Rift
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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.
One 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 . . .
Alastair 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.
Praise for Alastair Reynolds:
'An adroit and fast-paced blend of space opera and police procedural, original and exciting' George R. R. Martin on Aurora Rising
'The span here is mind-boggling, cosmos-spanning concepts, a breath-taking journey' Good Book Guide on Chasm City
'[A] wonderfully entertaining puzzle wrapped inside an adventure story' The Guardian on Eversion
'A fabulous and satisfying novel' SF Crowsnest on Revenger
'An excellent adventure that's sure to keep readers on their toes' Publishers Weekly on Revenger
'A fun, character focused bottle mystery that shifts settings like a chameleon walking across a rainbow carpet' The Quill to Live on Eversion
'Entertaining and thought-provoking' Locus on Revelation Space
'Pirates in space, full of peril and high-jinks . . . This is a novel that's elegantly plotted, full of surprises and, as first time round, rip-roaring fun' SFX on Revenger
'Reynolds is one of the modern masters of science fiction' Starburst
'This is a story to break hearts and make you turn pages. It's great stuff; pick it up, you'll want to know what happens next' SF&F Reviews on Century Rain
'Much of the fun of these books comes from the construction of a far, far-future space-opera . . . the mapping of Age of Sail tropes onto space travel is just the start . . . 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' Locus on Revenger
'Reynolds is a master singer of the Space Opera' The Times
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.
One 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 . . .
Alastair 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.
Praise for Alastair Reynolds:
'An adroit and fast-paced blend of space opera and police procedural, original and exciting' George R. R. Martin on Aurora Rising
'The span here is mind-boggling, cosmos-spanning concepts, a breath-taking journey' Good Book Guide on Chasm City
'[A] wonderfully entertaining puzzle wrapped inside an adventure story' The Guardian on Eversion
'A fabulous and satisfying novel' SF Crowsnest on Revenger
'An excellent adventure that's sure to keep readers on their toes' Publishers Weekly on Revenger
'A fun, character focused bottle mystery that shifts settings like a chameleon walking across a rainbow carpet' The Quill to Live on Eversion
'Entertaining and thought-provoking' Locus on Revelation Space
'Pirates in space, full of peril and high-jinks . . . This is a novel that's elegantly plotted, full of surprises and, as first time round, rip-roaring fun' SFX on Revenger
'Reynolds is one of the modern masters of science fiction' Starburst
'This is a story to break hearts and make you turn pages. It's great stuff; pick it up, you'll want to know what happens next' SF&F Reviews on Century Rain
'Much of the fun of these books comes from the construction of a far, far-future space-opera . . . the mapping of Age of Sail tropes onto space travel is just the start . . . 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' Locus on Revenger
'Reynolds is a master singer of the Space Opera' The Times