Friday, 5 January 2018

New Prefect Dreyfus story

In advance of Elysium Fire, which appears at the end of this month, I've written a short story featuring Prefect Dreyfus, and which I hope will serve as a gentle introduction to the world of Panoply and the Glitter Band for those who have yet to read the first novel.

You can read "Open and Shut" over at the Gollancz blog:

https://www.gollancz.co.uk/2018/01/open-shut-short-story-alastair-reynolds/

I hope you enjoy it.

Al
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14 comments:

  1. Steve Adams5 January 2018 at 17:40

    Enjoyable indeed. The Prefect/Aurora Rising is one of my favorites, so I am greatly looking forward to Elysium Fire!

    Also, I'm partway through your Zima Blue collection at the moment. All of the stories have been great; I'm particularly fond of the two set in Merlin's universe. I've got The Iron Tactician, and I'll be reading that once I've finished with Zima Blue (which, by the way, would make an excellent band or album name).

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  2. Nick5 January 2018 at 20:57

    Did the job for me. I had not read The Prefect before reading this and have now gone and grabbed the audible version. Cheers.

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    1. Tamlyn6 January 2018 at 15:32

      Loved the Audible version. John Lee does a great job. Enjoy!

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  3. Dave6 January 2018 at 05:14

    Great story. Brings back find memories of The Prefect, which I'll most likely re-read shortly.

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  4. Unknown7 January 2018 at 17:53

    Thanks! I'll enjoy reading that. I love your work, especially The Prefect, it is one of my favourites. I often listen to your novels as audiobooks. I love the way you describe the physics of what is happening so vividly. I look forward to reading (and listening to) many more books to come.
    Happy new year
    Judy

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  5. Unknown8 January 2018 at 09:09

    Hi. Just thought I would bring to your notice what seems to be an error in the listing of "The Prefect" novel - on Amazon, Kobo and Google they all show this with the title "Aurora Rising" instead of "The Prefect". Odd - as I am currently reading "Aurora Rising" series by G. S. Jennsen (another excellent epic sf series). I'm looking to get the e-book version of "The Prefect" to reread in prep for the sequel, and was disheartened that it wasn't - and then I noticed on Kobo the cover image showed the correct title. I'm sure with the upcoming release of the sequel, many may also be looking to get the first. Cheers & you are one of my favourite sf authors!
    Darwin

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    1. Stephanie11 January 2018 at 14:16

      It has been renamed to go with the new one. So the prefect book 1: Aurora Rising. With the Prefect book 2: etc..

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  6. Casherr8 January 2018 at 12:13

    Am so excited to see another Prefect novel coming out and have already pre-ordered it.
    Your Happy Happy Happy 80-year-old fan in Wyoming

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  7. d8 January 2018 at 15:59

    I'm so glad I checked your blog today.

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  8. Stephanie16 January 2018 at 12:28

    It’s a great short story. I a. So excited about the new book, are you doing any signings, or is it a bit early in the year.

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  9. Orin Thomas25 January 2018 at 03:12

    Great read as always!

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  10. Stephanie25 January 2018 at 12:31

    Chilling in the bath listening to Elysium Fire.

    I have no idea how you can sit there and come up with a series of words that become magic when put together in this order.

    Thanks

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  11. Unknown14 March 2018 at 10:24

    Curious if you've seen the news surrounding a brain uploading startup: https://www.technologyreview.com/s/610456/a-startup-is-pitching-a-mind-uploading-service-that-is-100-percent-fatal/. Truth mirroring fiction!

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  12. Al R14 March 2018 at 16:34

    They've got 400 years to get it wrong...

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