Hamilton delivers the first of a twobook saga set in his popular commonwealth universe. Hamilton is the author of numerous novels, including a night without stars, the abyss beyond dreams, great north road, the evolutionary void, the temporal void, the dreaming void, judas unchained, pandoras star, misspent youth, fallen dragon, and the acclaimed epic nights dawn trilogy. He started his career by publishing short stories in interzone and fear magazines from 1987 onwards and. Distinguished by deft plotting, a teeming cast of characters, dazzling scientific speculati. He was born on march 2, 1960 in rutland, england and still lives there to this day with his wife and kids. It turned out to be a mindblowing book, pretty much the best thing i read in sf for a long while. As britains number one science fiction writer, peter f. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read salvation. Since then ive read all of hamiltons output, some books twice or more. These exciting glimpses into his worlds are not to be missed and as ken follett says, each short story has enough ideas for a whole novel. The commonwealth saga is a good starting point from a chronological perspective. Hamilton was born in rutland in 1960 and still lives near rutland water. The commonwealth saga there are two distinct eras of peter f.
Hamilton has also written several books set in the same literary universe. As of the publication of his tenth novel in 2004, his works had sold over two million copies. Hamiltons riveting new thriller combines the nailbiting suspense of a serialkiller investigation with cleareyed scientific and social extrapolation to create a future that seems not merely plausible but inevitable. He has also been published in interzone and the anthologies in dreams and new worlds, as well as in several smallpress publications. His novels include the greg mandel seriesmindstar rising, a quantum murder, and the nano flower.
His series include the greg mandel trilogy 19931995, the nights dawn trilogy 19961999 and the commonwealth saga 20022005 and its sequels the void trilogy 20072010 and the chronicle of the fallers 20142016. Id almost quit after a 100 pages, because nothing had happened till then, but fate am i glad i persisted. Hamilton is britains biggestselling science fiction author. On the site you can find information on peters novels along with some extras, and a gallery of both official and fan art. Hamilton science fiction author bibliography 2018 show list info. His series include the nights dawn and commonwealth series. Hamilton is the author of numerous novels, including the abyss beyond dreams, great north road, the evolutionary void, the temporal void, the dreaming void, judas unchained, pandoras star, misspent youth, fallen dragon, and the acclaimed epic nights dawn trilogy the reality dysfunction, the neutronium alchemist, and the naked god. Hamilton is a british author best known for his work in the space opera genre. Since the 1980s, he has made a name for himself as a writer of dense, expansive science fiction novels that. Hamilton is britains biggest selling fiction author. Hamilton is the author of some of the most captivating sci fi books, short stories and series of the genre. Order of commonwealth books the commonwealth universe is a series of science fiction novels by english author peter f. Ad 2204 an alien shipwreck is discovered on a planet at the very limits of human expansion so security. Manhattan in reverse features the authors popular detective paula myo, from his bestselling commonwealth books.
You might know me as the bestselling author of the nights dawn trilogy. See more ideas about sci fi books, hamilton and science fiction. Hamilton was born in rutland in 1960, and now lives near rutland water. Hamilton is the author of numerous novels, including salvation, salvation lost, a night without stars, the abyss beyond dreams, great north road, the evolutionary void, the temporal void, the dreaming void, judas unchained, pandoras star, misspent youth, fallen dragon, and the acclaimed epic nights dawn trilogy. Hamilton has 4 books on goodreads with 535295 ratings.
Author peter f hamiltons complete list of books and series in order, with the latest releases, covers. His series include the greg mandel trilogy 19931995, the nights dawn trilogy 19961999 and the commonwealth saga 20022005 and its sequels the void trilogy 20072010. Hamilton is back with the first of a new twobook saga set in his popular commonwealth universe. If youd like to help, please see the site maintenance page.
You can find more information on the official peter f hamilton fan club over on facebook. He has written many bestselling novels, including the greg mandel series, the nights dawn trilogy, the commonwealth saga, the void trilogy, shortstory collections and several standalone novels including fallen dragon and great north road. Distinguished by deft plotting, a teeming cast of characters, dazzling scientific speculation, and imagination that brings the truly alien to life, the abyss beyond dreams reveals hamilton as a storyteller of astonishing ingenuity. Hamilton is britains number one science fiction author, writing some of the most compelling sci fi books of the genre. This is a wikia based on the books written by peter f hamilton, british science fiction author.
Praise for salvation a vast, intricate scifi showstopper. He began writing in 1987 and sold his first short story to fear magazine in 1988. He started his career by publishing short stories in interzone and fear magazines from 1987 onwards and published his first novels in the early 1990s. As a hard sci fi fan and not a particularly avid horror reader i really didnt know what to expect. Sep 07, 2018 its not hard to work out why peter f hamiltons books are bestsellers. It has a very strong female character, as do many of hamiltons novels. Now i already got pandoras star but also can get my mitts on misspent youth. Jan 18, 2011 i would recommend going for his earliest works first and avoiding the void trilogy for now as youll get a lot more out of them if youve read the commonwealth saga first. I would recommend going for his earliest works first and avoiding the void trilogy for now as youll get a lot more out of them if youve read the commonwealth saga first. Hamilton draws you into an array of captivating tales. He began writing in 1987, and sold his first short story to fear magazine in 1988. Hamilton was born in rutland, england on 2 march 1960. Hamiltons gifts for character design, dialogue, and sheer, bigideadriven storytelling.
Hamilton ebooks to read online or download in pdf or epub on your pc, tablet or mobile device. Hamiltons a second chance at eden, is a collection of short stories which provides glimpses of his trilogy the nights dawn and provides a history of the confederation which leads to the time of joshua calvert and quinn dexter, the protagonists of the nights dawn trilogy. His novels often have multiple main characters whose paths only cross later on in the story. He has also been published in interzone and the in dreams and new worlds anthologies, and several small press publications. As of the publication of his 10th novel in 2004, his works had sold over 2 million copies worldwide. In 1987, he started writing and it was in 1988 when he sold his first short story to fear magazine. The group includes stephen baxter, alastair reynolds and the late iain m. Books by peter f hamilton authors like peter f hamilton.
Hamilton is one member of a group of british science fiction writers who write space opera. Then follow that up with the void trilogy before getting to the abyss beyond dreams. Buy products related to peter f hamilton best science fiction book products and see what customers say about peter f hamilton best science fiction book products. Salvation is the first title in a stunning science fiction trilogy, the salvation sequence, by peter f. Hamilton has proven himself a modern master of epic space opera, carrying the tradition of farfuture empire building begun by heinlein and asimov into the new millennium. He has written many bestselling novels, including the greg mandel series, the nights dawn trilogy, the commonwealth saga, the void trilogy, shortstory collections and several standalone novels including fallen dragon and. The greg mandel trilogy undoubtedly launched the career of peter f.
Hamilton was born in rutland in 1960 and still lives nearby. List of works by or about british science fiction author peter f. As of the publication of his tenth novel in 2004, his works had sold over two million copies worldwide, making him britains biggestselling science fiction author. Ad 2204 an alien shipwreck is discovered on a planet at the very limits of human expansion so security director feriton kayne selects a team to investigate. Ad 2204 an alien shipwreck is discovered on a planet at the very limits of human expansion so security director feriton.
His themes include sexually active teenagers, politics, religion and armed conflict. People loved the spy nature of greg mandel and the suspense detective plot of. This saga consists of the novels pandoras star 2004 and judas unchained 2005. But hamilton is also a master of the short story, and when he tackles one of science fictions most enduring themestime travelthe result is as provocative as. The reality dysfunction, the neutronium alchemist, and the naked god. Jun, 2019 salvation is the first title in a stunning science fiction trilogy, the salvation sequence, by peter f. Mar 31, 2017 pandoras starjudas unchained is where the commonwealth books start, and hence the best book to read first. After invasions and battles, panic and horror, after denial and the revelation of ultimate truths, after four volumes and 2,300 pages, it all comes down to this.
Its not hard to work out why peter f hamiltons books are bestsellers. Sep 19, 2018 the commonwealth saga there are two distinct eras of peter f. Sfrevu one very compelling and entertaining science fiction novel. Events in previous books are often referenced and will make a lot more sense to you if you have already read them. His series include the greg mandel trilogy 19931995, the nights dawn trilogy 19961999 and the commonwealth saga 20022005 and its sequels the void trilogy 20072010 and. The best recent science fiction and fantasy novels. Named one of the best books of the year by publishers weekly new york times bestselling author peter f.
Hamiltons salvation is the first book of an allnew series that highlights the inventiveness of an author at the top of his game. The commonwealth saga is a series of science fiction novels by british science fiction writer peter f. My favourite is the sometimes maligned great north road. Hamilton is an english novelist of science fiction and in particular, space operas. Described as an epic space opera that begins in the year 2380, the commonwealth universe extends across many different worlds and features dozens of characters. Sep 04, 2018 bursting with tension and big ideas, peter f. Misspent youth 2002 takes place 340 years before the events of pandoras. Peter f hamilton is an english writer of space opera style science fiction, written in a clean prosaic manner and characterised by describing the path of a number of main characters independtly of each other whos paths eventually cross with running themes of religion, politics and war. This wiki has been dormant for a long time, needs some rejuvenation and tender, loving care. Im peter f hamilton and i write big science fiction books.