Halcyon Years: A gripping new murder mystery set on a spaceship from the million-copy bestselling ‘mastersinger’...

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Alastair Reynolds

Halcyon Years

A gripping new murder mystery set on a spaceship from the million-copy bestselling ‘mastersinger’...

Alastair Reynolds

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Gollancz
10 February 2026

Crime & Mystery; Science fiction; Fiction: special features; Science Fiction

A 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.

Only 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.

Gripping, 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.

Halcyon Years is a fresh new masterpiece from the undisputed master of science fiction - unmissable for fans of classic SF like Asimov and Philip K. Dick as well as new TV smash hits like Silo and Severance.

By: Alastair Reynolds
Imprint: Gollancz
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 230mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 28mm
Weight: 400g
ISBN: 9781399611770
ISBN 10: 1399611771
Pages: 336
Publication Date: 10 February 2026
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Alastair Reynolds was born in Barry, South Wales, in 1966. He studied at Newcastle and St Andrews Universities and has a Ph.D. in astronomy. He stopped working as an astrophysicist for the European Space Agency to become a full-time writer. REVELATION SPACE, PUSHING ICE and HOUSE OF SUNS were shortlisted for the ARTHUR C. CLARKE AWARD; REVELATION SPACE, ABSOLUTION GAP, DIAMOND DOGS and CENTURY RAIN were shortlisted for the BRITISH SCIENCE FICTION AWARD and CHASM CITY won the BRITISH SCIENCE FICTION AWARD. You can learn more by visiting voxish.tripod.com.

Reviews for Halcyon Years: A gripping new murder mystery set on a spaceship from the million-copy bestselling ‘mastersinger’ of science fiction

A hugely entertaining film noir pastiche set on a generational spaceship * SFX * Alastair Reynolds is a genre adventurer . . . Halycon Years is a novel composed of nested mysteries and riddles * Locus *