Halcyon Years: A gripping new murder mystery set on a spaceship from the million-copy bestselling ‘mastersinger’ of science fiction

Author:   Alastair Reynolds
Publisher:   Orion Publishing Co
ISBN:  

9781399611787


Pages:   496
Publication Date:   14 May 2026
Format:   Paperback
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Halcyon Years: A gripping new murder mystery set on a spaceship from the million-copy bestselling ‘mastersinger’ of science fiction


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A superb new noir/science fiction fusion from the 'mastersinger of space opera' (The Times) and the creator of the beloved Revelation Space universe, strap in for a gripping murder mystery. Yuri Gagarin is a private investigator, who picks up small cases from his local community, runs into trouble with the local police, and generally ekes out a living as best he can. He's aboard the Halcyon - a starship, hurtling through space, carrying thousands of passengers with thousands more sleeping the journey away. Only his usual investigative work - catching cheating spouses, and small time con artists - is about to take a turn. He's hired by a mysterious woman called Ruby Red to look into a death in one of Halcyon's most elite families . . . and then warned off the case again by a second mysterious woman called Ruby Blue. Caught between the two, he's about to be embroiled in a murder mystery in which - at any moment - he could be the latest victim. Gripping, fast-paced fun this is a classic noir mystery with a science fiction twist, which will keep you guessing, and on the edge of your seat, to the end. 'A hugely entertaining film noir pastiche set on a generational spaceship' - SFX 'Alastair Reynolds is a genre adventurer . . . Halycon Years is a novel composed of nested mysteries and riddles' - Locus

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Author:   Alastair Reynolds
Publisher:   Orion Publishing Co
Imprint:   Gollancz
Dimensions:   Width: 12.80cm , Height: 3.00cm , Length: 19.60cm
Weight:   0.240kg
ISBN:  

9781399611787


ISBN 10:   139961178
Pages:   496
Publication Date:   14 May 2026
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Not yet available   Availability explained
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A hugely entertaining film noir pastiche set on a generational spaceship * SFX * Alastair Reynolds is a genre adventurer . . . Halycon Years is a novel composed of nested mysteries and riddles * Locus *


Author Information

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 SPACE, PUSHING ICE and HOUSE OF SUNS were shortlisted for the ARTHUR C. CLARKE AWARD; REVELATION SPACE, ABSOLUTION GAP, DIAMOND DOGS and CENTURY RAIN were shortlisted for the BRITISH SCIENCE FICTION AWARD and CHASM CITY won the BRITISH SCIENCE FICTION AWARD. You can learn more by visiting voxish.tripod.com.

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