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|title=Elysium Fire

|author=Alastair Reynolds

|reviewer= Ruth Wilson

|summary= A brilliant, fast-paced story with a well- rounded cast of characters, Elysium Fire is a pleasure to read. It follows the traditional crime genre pattern of clues and reveals but is set in a futuristic world where their beloved neural implants are being used as a murder weapon. There are some great twists and turns as the Prefects race to save lives and find the culprit.

|rating=5

|isbn= 978-0575090583

|website=www.alastairreynolds.com

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What happens when Utopia is achieved? When everyone is linked neurologically to everyone else and people vote on each minor decision so every aspect of life is truly democratic? Everyone knows everything and everyone decides everything so what can possibly go wrong? Except people are dying, melting to be precise, and no one knows how, or why, or who could be next. In such a circumstance who can be trusted to solve this crime and do so without spreading panic? What if the only people who can be trusted have already let you down once before?

Elysium Fire is exactly what I enjoy in a novel, a fast paced, clear plot with great characters and lots of action. As a crime novel this ticks all the boxes in terms of suspense and intrigue and the advanced technology adds an extra layer of immediacy to the plot, everything seems to be quicker, more secret, more dangerous. It is a great, well-rounded story and I would heartily recommend it to anyone from young adult upwards.

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