Loved itI give Halcyon years eight out of 10. It's a stellar splendor.
Halcyon Years (2025)
Others: Positive A private investigator is hired to look into a mysterious, high-profile death aboard the starship Halcyon in this 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.
- ISBN:
- 9781399611787
- Length:
- 496 pages
Genres: science fiction, mystery
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