Machine Vendetta

By: Alastair Reynolds

Narrated by: John Lee

From the king of modern space opera comes a new adventure in the Prefect Dreyfus series—Machine Vendetta is a thrilling tale of deadly conspiracies and old enemies that refuse to die.

Panoply is a small, efficient police force, dedicated to maintaining the rule of democracy among the ten thousand disparate city-states orbiting the planet Yellowstone.

Ingvar Tench was one of Panoply's most experienced operatives. So why did she walk alone and unarmed into a habitat with a vicious grudge against her organization?

As his colleagues pick up the pieces following her death, Prefect Tom Dreyfus must face his conscience. Four years ago, when an investigation linked to one of his most dangerous adversaries got a little too personal, Dreyfus arranged for Tench to continue the inquiry by proxy. In using her, did Dreyfus also put her in the line of fire? And what does Tench's attack tell him about an enemy he had hoped was dormant?

The Prefect Dreyfus Emergencies
Aurora Rising
Elysium Fire
Machine Vendetta

Critic reviews

Praise for the Prefect Dreyfus series:

"This novel's ideas are mind-stretching, including a limbo where copies of the dead can be kept and interrogated, and a chillingly mischievous AI that tempts and mocks Dreyfus. The big concepts and complex story effectively pull readers into intriguing speculation about human identity and potential." ―Publishers Weekly on Elysium Fire

"Reynolds combines depth in characterization and dazzling hard-science applications to keep the reader turning pages." ―Booklist on Elysium Fire

"Elysium Fire is a tremendously assured read, a fast-paced page-turner that delivers a well thought out story and characters you'll come to care about." ―The Guardian (UK)

"An adroit and fast-paced blend of space opera and police procedural, original and exciting." ―George R. R. Martin on Aurora Rising

"This is solid British SF adventure, evoking echoes of le Carre and Sayers with a liberal dash of Doctor Who." ―Publishers Weekly on Aurora Rising

"Absorbing...gripping in the extreme...A fine provocative portrait of utopia on the brink. The relentless narrative momentum it employs simply underscores the pertinent urgency of that topic. The resulting mixture of space opera and police procedure is sublime entertainment." ―Locus on Aurora Rising

"A touching and spectacularly intricate sequel that also functions well as a standalone ... Every chapter reveals another layer to the far-reaching mystery, all the while building to a stunning crescendo in which characters old and new band together to face a long-dreaded scenario. Fans of hard science fiction, noir, and space opera alike will be sucked in."—Publishers Weekly (Starred Review)

A superb third chapter in this series.

Loved the plot and character development. John Lee’s narration was fantastic, as always. Highly recommended for fans of this series.

Great space detective series

You can never go wrong with Perfect Dreyfus and crew. There's always a crazy emergency and in this case the end of the series was fantastic.

Like a Breath of Fresh Air

While we all have our favorite authors and narrators, there is just something about the synergy of Alastair Reynolds  and John Lee that make these stories magical. After finishing “Machine Vendetta”,I feel like it has been an eternity since I last took a breath. I wish I had listened to the previous books again before listening to this one - so much to keep track of, and in my case, so little recall. It truly is a masterpiece of a Space Opera. I have missed you Alastair Reynolds,  Thank you for another wonderful story 

Fantastic story

Great story, brings a great close to the Prefect trilogy. Voice narration was excellent as always.

Effin’ Awesome

Fantastic sci-fi, I can only hope there’s another. I highly recommend it.. good stuff right here