Reading order · 3 books · 2007 to 2024 · Set in space
Prefect Dreyfus Books in Order
The Prefect Dreyfus books are futuristic police procedurals set in the Revelation Space universe, in the Glitter Band, a swarm of ten thousand habitats around the planet Yellowstone, policed by the Panoply and its field prefects.
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Series facts
- Books
- 3
- Published
- 2007 to 2024
- First book
- The Prefect
- Latest
- Machine Vendetta (2024)
- Setting
- Set in space
The reading order
Every Prefect Dreyfus book in publication order. Choose a title for its cast and summary.
3 books · Set in space
- 1The Prefect2007With Tom DreyfusTom Dreyfus, a field prefect of the Panoply, investigates the destruction of one of the habitats of the Glitter Band, and uncovers a threat to all ten thousand.Buy on Amazon
- 2Elysium Fire2018With Tom DreyfusCitizens across the Glitter Band are dying as their neural implants overheat, while a charismatic agitator leads habitats to break away, and Prefect Tom Dreyfus and Thalia Ng must find the link.Buy on Amazon
- 3Machine Vendetta2024With Tom DreyfusA veteran prefect walks unarmed into a hostile habitat and is killed, and Tom Dreyfus must ask whether he put her in danger, and what her death reveals about an old enemy.Buy on Amazon
Do you need to read them in order?
The books can be read alone, but start with The Prefect (also published as Aurora Rising) to meet Tom Dreyfus and his team.
Who appears in which book
The series’ main characters, book by book. Lead means the book is told around them; minor covers cameos.
| Book | Tom Dreyfus | Thalia Ng |
|---|---|---|
| 1 The Prefect | LLead | MMajor |
| 2 Elysium Fire | LLead | MMajor |
| 3 Machine Vendetta | LLead | MMajor |
Characters in the Prefect Dreyfus books
2 characters from Alastair Reynolds’s chart, with the number of Prefect Dreyfus books each appears in.
| Character | Books | First in this series |
|---|---|---|
| Tom DreyfusField prefect of the Glitter Band | 3 | The Prefect 2007 |
| Thalia NgDeputy field prefect | 3 | The Prefect 2007 |