{"product_id":"aurora-rising-paperback","title":"Aurora Rising - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlastair Reynolds\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAward-winning author Alastair Reynolds creates \"a fascinating hybrid of space opera, police procedural and character study\" (\u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e) with this novel set in the Revelation Space universe.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTom Dreyfus is a Prefect, a law enforcement officer with the Panoply. His beat is the Glitter Band, that vast swirl of space habitats orbiting the planet Yellowstone, the teeming hub of a human interstellar empire spanning many worlds.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis current case: investigating a murderous attack against one of the habitats that leaves nine hundred people dead. But his investigation uncovers something far more serious than mass slaughter -- a covert plot by an enigmatic entity who seeks nothing less than total control of the Glitter Band.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlastair Reynolds \u003c\/b\u003ewas 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. \u003ci\u003eRevelation Space\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePushing Ice \u003c\/i\u003ewere shortlisted for the Arthur C. Clarke Award; \u003ci\u003eRevelation Space, Absolution Gap, Diamond Dogs, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eCentury Rain \u003c\/i\u003ewere shortlisted for the British Science Fiction Award, and \u003ci\u003eChasm City \u003c\/i\u003ewon the British Science Fiction Award.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 512\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.5 x 9.1 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 06, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42102643425415,"sku":"9780316462587","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/f5cbcb854c34a9775b9468a55dc36af9.webp?v=1732405658","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/aurora-rising-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}