Quotes from book
The Prefect

Aurora Rising is a 2007 science fiction novel by Welsh author Alastair Reynolds. It is the fifth novel set in the Revelation Space universe, and takes place prior to the four previously released Revelation Space novels, but after some of the short stories. A sequel, Elysium Fire, was released in January 2018.While the novel takes place in the Revelation Space universe, it has little connection to the other novels.

“One trusted machines. But one never expected machines to return the favor.”
Source: The Prefect (2007), Chapter 5 (p. 54)

“You are that rarest of creatures: a man with the wisdom to see beyond his own time.”
Source: The Prefect (2007), Chapter 10 (p. 125)

“They screwed with democracy. I’m not going to lose much sleep when democracy screws them back.”
Source: The Prefect (2007), Chapter 1 (p. 6)