Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aurora | 2007 | Alastair Reynolds | N/A |
| 2 | Aurora Rising / The Prefect | 2007 | Alastair Reynolds | Buy |
| 3 | Open and Shut | 2018 | Alastair Reynolds | N/A |
| 4 | Elysium Fire | 2018 | Alastair Reynolds | Buy |
| 5 | Machine Vendetta | 2024 | Alastair Reynolds | Buy |
The Inspector Dreyfus series (also called the Prefect Dreyfus Emergency) follows Tom Dreyfus, a law enforcement officer in the Glitter Band, a ring of thousands of orbital habitats. Aurora Rising (originally published as The Prefect in 2007) introduces the setting and its protagonist. Elysium Fire (2018) and Machine Vendetta (2024) continue the series.
Set chronologically before the main Revelation Space novels, these books have a different flavor from the rest of the universe. They read more like science fiction detective stories, with Dreyfus investigating crimes and conspiracies within the politically fractured habitat communities.