Halcyon Years - A gripping new murder mystery set on a spaceship from million copy

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 fresh new masterpiece, from the master of science fiction.

About the author

Alastair Reynolds

Product details

• Authors: Alastair Reynolds, Reynolds Alastair
• Publisher: Gollancz
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.10.2025
• EAN: 9781399611763
• ISBN: 978-1-399-61176-3
• No. of pages: 336
• Dimensions: 160 mm x 236 mm x 34 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Suspense; Science Fiction, Fiction: special features, FICTION / Science Fiction / General, FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Hard-Boiled, FICTION / Mashups, FICTION / Noir, Crime and mystery: hard-boiled crime, noir fiction, FICTION / Science Fiction / Crime & Mystery, Fiction: mashup / crossover