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Machine Vendetta

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Machine Vendetta
AuthorAlastair Reynolds
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
SeriesRevelation Space
GenreScience fiction
PublisherGollancz
Publication date
18 Jan 2024[1]
Media typePrint (hardcover and paperback)
Pages374
ISBN978-0-316-46285-3
Preceded byElysium Fire 

Machine Vendetta is a 2024 hard science fiction novel by Welsh author Alastair Reynolds. It is a direct sequel to Elysium Fire and the final part in The Prefect Dreyfus Emergencies trilogy. Reynolds has stated on his blog that this is the final book set in the Revelation Space universe for the foreseeable future.[2]

Aurora Rising, Elysium Fire, and Machine Vendetta comprise the Prefect Dreyfus Emergencies series.

Synopsis[edit]

Machine Vendetta follows senior prefect Tom Dreyfus' investigations into the suspicious death of fellow prefect Ingvar Tench.

Reception[edit]

Publishers Weekly describes the book as "a touching and spectacularly intricate sequel that also functions well as a standalone." [3]

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