Halcyon Years

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

By: Alastair Reynolds

Narrated by: Tim Treloar

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.

Halcyon Years is a fresh new masterpiece from the undisputed master of science fiction - unmissable for fans of classic SF like Asimov and Philip K. Dick as well as new TV smash hits like Silo and Severance.

Critic reviews

A hugely entertaining film noir pastiche set on a generational spaceship

Alastair Reynolds is a genre adventurer . . . Halycon Years is a novel composed of nested mysteries and riddles

Fascinating view of the future

This is a well written story. It seems like a detective story initially and I was struggling to see when the sci-fi underpinnings would be revealed. But they were and deftly. The whole concept is very interesting and the tension builds over time. Definitely recommended.

Hmm…

Not great, seems to be sub par work from one of my favourite authors. Shame