# Machine Vendetta

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{{Short description|Book by Alastair Reynolds}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
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| name              = Machine Vendetta
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| image             = File:Machine_Vendetta.jpg
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| author            = [Alastair Reynolds](/source/Alastair_Reynolds)
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| language          = [English](/source/English_language)
| series            = [''Revelation Space''](/source/Revelation_Space_universe)
| genre             = [Science fiction](/source/Science_fiction)
| publisher         = [Gollancz](/source/Victor_Gollancz_Ltd)
| pub_date          = 18 Jan 2024<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://www.gollancz.co.uk/titles/alastair-reynolds/machine-vendetta/9780575090835/ |title=Machine Vendetta |date=7 August 2019 |isbn=978-0-575-09083-5 |via=www.gollancz.co.uk |last1=Reynolds |first1=Alastair |publisher=Orion |archive-date=4 June 2024 |access-date=4 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240604181306/https://www.gollancz.co.uk/titles/alastair-reynolds/machine-vendetta/9780575090835/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
| pub_place         = [London](/source/London)
| media_type        = Print ([hardcover](/source/hardcover) and [paperback](/source/paperback))
| pages             = 374
| isbn              = 978-0-316-46285-3
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| preceded_by       = [Elysium Fire](/source/Elysium_Fire)
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'''''Machine Vendetta''''' is a 2024 [hard science fiction](/source/hard_science_fiction) novel by [Welsh](/source/Wales) author [Alastair Reynolds](/source/Alastair_Reynolds). It is a direct sequel to ''[Elysium Fire](/source/Elysium_Fire)'' and the final part in The Prefect Dreyfus Emergencies trilogy. Reynolds has stated on his blog that this is the final book set in the [''Revelation Space'' universe](/source/Revelation_Space_universe) for the foreseeable future.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://approachingpavonis.blogspot.com/2022/11/ive-finished-book.html|title=Approaching Pavonis Mons by balloon: I've finished a book|first=Al|last=R|date=22 November 2022|access-date=4 June 2024|archive-date=4 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240604190645/https://approachingpavonis.blogspot.com/2022/11/ive-finished-book.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

''Aurora Rising'', ''Elysium Fire'', and ''Machine Vendetta'' comprise the Prefect Dreyfus Emergencies series.

==Synopsis==
''Machine Vendetta'' follows senior prefect Tom Dreyfus' investigations into the suspicious death of fellow prefect Ingvar Tench.

== Reception ==

The novel received a starred review in ''[Publishers Weekly](/source/Publishers_Weekly)'',<ref name=":1">{{cite web | url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780316462846 | title=Machine Vendetta by Alastair Reynolds | access-date=4 June 2024 | archive-date=4 June 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240604191059/https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780316462846 | url-status=live }}</ref> and was also reviewed by ''[Locus Magazine](/source/Locus_(magazine))''<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-05-05 |title=Russell Letson Reviews Machine Vendetta by Alastair Reynolds |url=https://locusmag.com/2024/05/russell-letson-reviews-machine-vendetta-by-alastair-reynolds/ |access-date=2024-06-10 |website=Locus Online |language=en-US |archive-date=10 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240610053830/https://locusmag.com/2024/05/russell-letson-reviews-machine-vendetta-by-alastair-reynolds/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and ''SFFWorld.''<ref>{{Cite web |last=Yon |first=Mark |date=2024-01-20 |title=MACHINE VENDETTA by Alastair Reynolds – SFFWorld |url=https://www.sffworld.com/2024/01/machine-vendetta-by-alastair-reynolds/ |access-date=2024-06-10 |language=en-US}}</ref>

== References ==
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{{Alastair Reynolds}}

Category:Space opera novels
Category:Speculative crime and thriller fiction
Category:Novels set in the 25th century
Category:2024 British novels
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