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. Hamilton is the author of some of the most captivating sci fi books, short stories and series of the genre. His novels include the greg mandel seriesmindstar rising, a quantum murder, and the nano flower. As of the publication of his 10th novel in 2004, his works had sold over 2 million copies worldwide.
Jun, 2019 salvation is the first title in a stunning science fiction trilogy, the salvation sequence, by peter f. 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. Hamilton science fiction author bibliography 2018 show list info. 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. Hamilton was born in rutland in 1960, and now lives near rutland water. Hamilton has also written several books set in the same literary universe. As britains number one science fiction writer, peter f.
The best recent science fiction and fantasy novels. Misspent youth 2002 takes place 340 years before the events of pandoras. He was born on march 2, 1960 in rutland, england and still lives there to this day with his wife and kids. Sep 19, 2018 the commonwealth saga there are two distinct eras of peter f. Hamilton was born in rutland in 1960 and still lives nearby. Since then ive read all of hamiltons output, some books twice or more.
Sep 04, 2018 bursting with tension and big ideas, peter f. 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. Hamilton has 4 books on goodreads with 535295 ratings. Ad 2204 an alien shipwreck is discovered on a planet at the very limits of human expansion so security director feriton. Ad 2204 an alien shipwreck is discovered on a planet at the very limits of human expansion so security.
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. Events in previous books are often referenced and will make a lot more sense to you if you have already read them. List of works by or about british science fiction author peter f. The reality dysfunction, the neutronium alchemist, and the naked god. Hamilton is britains biggestselling science fiction author. Hamilton was born in rutland in 1960 and still lives near rutland water. 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 was born in rutland, england on 2 march 1960. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read salvation. 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. Hamilton draws you into an array of captivating tales. 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. Sfrevu one very compelling and entertaining science fiction novel.
Salvation is the first title in a stunning science fiction trilogy, the salvation sequence, by peter f. He has also been published in interzone and the in dreams and new worlds anthologies, and several small press publications. Mar 31, 2017 pandoras starjudas unchained is where the commonwealth books start, and hence the best book to read first. In 1987, he started writing and it was in 1988 when he sold his first short story to fear magazine. The commonwealth saga there are two distinct eras of peter f. Hamilton delivers the first of a twobook saga set in his popular commonwealth universe. He began writing in 1987 and sold his first short story to fear magazine in 1988.
Hamilton is britains number one science fiction author, writing some of the most compelling sci fi books of the genre. If youd like to help, please see the site maintenance page. The greg mandel trilogy undoubtedly launched the career of peter f. It turned out to be a mindblowing book, pretty much the best thing i read in sf for a long while. Hamilton is back with the first of a new twobook saga set in his popular commonwealth universe. 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. He started his career by publishing short stories in interzone and fear magazines from 1987 onwards and. This wiki has been dormant for a long time, needs some rejuvenation and tender, loving care.
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. As a hard sci fi fan and not a particularly avid horror reader i really didnt know what to expect. Then follow that up with the void trilogy before getting to the abyss beyond dreams. His series include the nights dawn and commonwealth series. His themes include sexually active teenagers, politics, religion and armed conflict.
He has also been published in interzone and the anthologies in dreams and new worlds, as well as in several smallpress publications. 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. 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. It has a very strong female character, as do many of hamiltons novels. Hamilton ebooks to read online or download in pdf or epub on your pc, tablet or mobile device. You might know me as the bestselling author of the nights dawn trilogy. Now i already got pandoras star but also can get my mitts on misspent youth. 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. This saga consists of the novels pandoras star 2004 and judas unchained 2005. 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. Hamilton is britains biggest selling fiction author. See more ideas about sci fi books, hamilton and science fiction.
Distinguished by deft plotting, a teeming cast of characters, dazzling scientific speculati. Hamilton is an english novelist of science fiction and in particular, space operas. This is a wikia based on the books written by peter f hamilton, british science fiction author. The commonwealth saga is a series of science fiction novels by british science fiction writer peter f. 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.
Books by peter f hamilton authors like peter f hamilton. Im peter f hamilton and i write big science fiction books. 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. 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. Praise for salvation a vast, intricate scifi showstopper. Since the 1980s, he has made a name for himself as a writer of dense, expansive science fiction novels that. People loved the spy nature of greg mandel and the suspense detective plot of. You can find more information on the official peter f hamilton fan club over on facebook. 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. Manhattan in reverse features the authors popular detective paula myo, from his bestselling commonwealth books.
Hamilton is a british author best known for his work in the space opera genre. On the site you can find information on peters novels along with some extras, and a gallery of both official and fan art. As of the publication of his tenth novel in 2004, his works had sold over two million copies. The commonwealth saga is a good starting point from a chronological perspective. 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 one member of a group of british science fiction writers who write space opera. The group includes stephen baxter, alastair reynolds and the late iain m. 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. His novels often have multiple main characters whose paths only cross later on in the story.
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. My favourite is the sometimes maligned great north road. 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 began writing in 1987, and sold his first short story to fear magazine in 1988. Author peter f hamiltons complete list of books and series in order, with the latest releases, covers. Order of commonwealth books the commonwealth universe is a series of science fiction novels by english author peter f. Named one of the best books of the year by publishers weekly new york times bestselling author peter f. Its not hard to work out why peter f hamiltons books are bestsellers. Hamiltons gifts for character design, dialogue, and sheer, bigideadriven storytelling.