Aurora Rising

Aurora Rising by Alastair Reynolds was the 150th official Sword and Laser Book Club selection. NOTE: Originally published as The Prefect

Reading Period: November 1, 2021 to November 30, 2021

How/Why was this book chosen: Tom chose it after asking for suggestions on Discord

Goodreads Group Discussion of Aurora Rising

Aurora Rising by Alastair Reynolds
Tom Dreyfus is a Prefect, a policeman of sorts, and one of the best. His force is Panoply, and his beat is the multi-faceted utopian society of the Glitter Band, that vast swirl of space habitats orbiting the planet Yellowstone. These days, his job is his life.

A murderous attack against a Glitter Band habitat is nasty, but it looks to be an open-and-shut case - until Dreyfus starts looking under some stones that some very powerful people would really rather stayed unturned. What he uncovers is far more serious than mere gruesome murder...