{"product_id":"halcyon-years-by-alastair-reynolds-1","title":"Halcyon Years by Alastair Reynolds","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\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 . . \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. 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\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\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. 'A hugely entertaining film noir pastiche set on a generational spaceship' - SFX 'Alastair Reynolds is a genre adventurer . . \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Halycon Years is a novel composed of nested mysteries and riddles' - Locus\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003ePaperback\u003cbr\u003ePublication: 14 May 2026, Orion\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781399611787\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eExtent: 496 pages  \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"David's Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57141474722174,"sku":null,"price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0753\/0892\/5225\/files\/9781399611787.jpg?v=1773924846","url":"https:\/\/www.davids-bookshops.co.uk\/products\/halcyon-years-by-alastair-reynolds-1","provider":"David's Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}