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''[[The Prefect]]'' is a novel by [[Alastair Reynolds]], set within his "Revelation Space" universe. Chronologically, it occurs before the main series and functions as a prequel, fleshing out the backstory of the fictional future history.
It is the Belle Epoque, the peak of human society. Around the planet [[Death World|Yellowstone]] a ring of ten thousand orbital
The closest thing to a governing agency is the Panoply, a [[Space Police|quasi-police force]] whose main purpose is to investigate and prevent voting fraud. Despite having authority that’s limited by the voting will of the people, the Panoply wields enormous power in the Glitter Band, able to cut-off “[[The Metaverse|abstraction]]” ([[Augmented Reality]] that most citizens rely on) to any habitat that decides to go rogue, neutering them. Though many Glitter Band citizens dislike the idea of the Panoply, most agree that the agency is necessary to maintain and protect the utter freedom that the Demarchy represents.
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