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Elysium Fire is a 2018 science fiction novel by Welsh author Alastair Reynolds. A sequel to Aurora Rising, it is the sixth novel set in the Revelation Space universe, and the second in the A Prefect Dreyfus Emergency spinoff series. It marks Reynolds' first major return to the Revelation Space universe after a decade-long gap. [1] [2]

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The Glitter Band[]

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Panoply[]

Main article: Panoply

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Prequel short story[]

A brief short story - Open and Shut - that acts as a prequel to the novel (or a midquel between it and the previous novel) was published on the Gollancz website in early 2018, prior to the novels date of publication.

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References[]

  1. Alastair Reynolds on Returning to Revelation Space in Elysium Fire, interview by Ross Johnson, Barnes and Noble.com, 12 February 2018 (archived link)
  2. Elysium Fire and a new title for The Prefect, Approaching Pavonis Mons by Balloon (the official blog of Alastair Reynolds), 25 July 2017

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Revelation Space series
NOVELS
A Prefect Dreyfus Emergency
(crime fiction series, 2007-present)
Aurora Rising (2007) | Open and Shut (short story midquel, 2018) | Elysium Fire (2018) | Machine Vendetta (2023)
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Chasm City
(standalone novel, 2001)
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Inhibitor Cycle
(main novel series, 2000-2003, 2021)
Revelation Space (2000) | Redemption Ark (2002) | Absolution Gap (2003) | Inhibitor Phase (2021)

ANTHOLOGIES
Galactic North
(2006, short stories)
Great Wall of Mars | Glacial | A Spy in Europa | Weather
Dilation Sleep | Grafenwalder's Bestiary | Nightingale | Galactic North
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Diamond Dogs, Turquoise Days
(2003, novellas)
Diamond Dogs | Turquoise Days
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Other anthologies
Deep Navigation (2010) - Monkey Suit (2009)
Beyond the Aquila Rift (2016) - The Last Log of the Lachrimosa (2014)
Infinite Stars (2017) - Night Passage (2017)
Belladonna Nights and Other Stories (2021) - Night Passage (2017), Open and Shut (2018), Plague Music (2021)

PUBLISHED ONLINE
Subterranean Press Magazine (2014, summer issue) - The Last Log of the Lachrimosa (2014)
Gollancz / Hachette UK (2018) - Open and Shut (2018)

BEHIND THE SCENES / RELATED ARTICLES
Revelation Space universe | Alastair Reynolds | Websites
Cultural and scientific references | Adaptations | Translations
Book cover art | Fan art

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