{"product_id":"halcyon-years","title":"Halcyon Years","description":"\u003cdiv itemprop=\"description\" id=\"scope_book_description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA superb new noir\/science fiction fusion from the 'mastersinger of space opera' (\u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e) and the creator of the beloved Revelation Space universe, strap in for a gripping murder mystery.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYuri 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\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eHalcyon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e- a starship, hurtling through space, carrying thousands of passengers with thousands more sleeping the journey away.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOnly 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGripping, 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'A hugely entertaining film noir pastiche set on a generational spaceship' -\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eSFX\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'Alastair Reynolds is a genre adventurer ...\u003ci\u003eHalycon Years\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a novel composed of nested mysteries and riddles' -\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eLocus\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"pdp-spec\"\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003ePublisher information\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublisher:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan itemprop=\"publisher\"\u003eOrion Publishing Co\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eISBN:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan itemprop=\"isbn\"\u003e9781399611787\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNumber of pages:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan itemprop=\"numberOfPages\"\u003e496\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDimensions:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan itemprop=\"height\"\u003e196\u003c\/span\u003e x \u003cspan itemprop=\"width\"\u003e128\u003c\/span\u003e x \u003cspan itemprop=\"depth\"\u003e30\u003c\/span\u003e mm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWeight:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan itemprop=\"weight\"\u003e240 g\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLanguage:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan itemprop=\"inLanguage\"\u003eEnglish\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"The Familiar's Tale","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":56823396041090,"sku":"9781399611787","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0939\/5552\/2946\/files\/9781399611787.jpg?v=1785921395","url":"https:\/\/www.thefamiliarstale.co.uk\/products\/halcyon-years","provider":"The Familiar's Tale","version":"1.0","type":"link"}