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The Prefect

By: Alastair Reynolds
Narrated by: John Lee
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Tom Dreyfus is a Prefect, a law enforcement officer with the Panoply. His beat is the multifaceted utopian society of 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 left 900 people dead, a crime that appalls even a hardened cop like Dreyfus. But then 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. Before long, the Panoply detectives are fighting against something worse than tyranny, in a struggle that will lead to more devastation and more death. And Dreyfus will discover that to save what is precious, you may have to destroy it.

©2008 Alastair Reynolds (P)2011 Tantor Adventure Hard Science Fiction Science Fiction Space Opera
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"A fascinating hybrid of space opera, police procedural and character study.... This is solid British SF adventure, evoking echoes of le Carre and Sayers with a liberal dash of Doctor Who." ( Publishers Weekly)
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Amazing narrator, amazing characters, amazing story. Can't wait to finally listen to the sequel. Would recommend.

Incredible

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I pick up new little things each time. Manticor as a chemical upgrade was new....

Better every time I listen to it !

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Great despite the narration. A really good plot as you'd expect but the narrator struggles with different voices. A touch of a sort of Australian Loyd grossman about his wandering accent. In the end though I have bought Chasm City which is also narrated by him. Mr Lee may well prove too much for many people though...

Great despite the narration

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If you could sum up The Prefect in three words, what would they be?

Good never lasts

What was one of the most memorable moments of The Prefect?

The victim's posthumous revenge.

What does John Lee bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you had only read the book?

His voice fits with science fiction. Maybe I have just heard lots of his readings. The down side is the characters become similar.

Did you have an emotional reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

Not a laugh or cry type book, but there were parts which made me shout, either "don't do that" or "surely not!"

Good build up, but the end somewhat predictable.

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Fantastic story with lots of clever twists and turns. Imagery and plot was brilliant. Couldn't still listening to the Audible edition

One of the greats

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