Oct 02, 2018 salvation is the first novel in both a new series and a new universe for britains most successful living sf author, peter f. Hamilton was born in rutland in 1960 and still lives near rutland water. He was born on march 2, 1960 in rutland, england and still lives there to this day with his wife and kids. 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 it is. 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. The commonwealth saga is a series of science fiction novels by british science fiction writer peter f. Here, peter introduces the first two books in the series, salvation and salvation lost, and tells us some more about the salvation sequence. The timeline on peter hamiltons web site archived the timeline published in the dreaming void the timeline published in night without stars material on this page is summarised from. Id almost quit after a 100 pages, because nothing had happened till then, but fate am i glad i persisted. List of works by or about british science fiction author peter f. Hamiltons most popular series is commonwealth universe. His novels include the greg mandel seriesmindstar rising, a quantum murder, and the nano flower.
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. As of the publication of his 10th novel in 2004, his works had sold over 2 million copies worldwide. Hello peter and thank you for every amazing book you gave us. Alastair reynolds iain m banks william gibson richard k morgan dan simmons vernor vinge greg bear neal asher charles stross neal stephenson.
His themes include sexually active teenagers, politics, religion and armed conflict. Hamiltons stunning new series the salvation sequence sees humanity threatened by an alien conspiracy, which only a group of soldiers from the far future may be able to stop. Hamilton, who has written multiple novels, some set in. Hamilton was born in rutland in 1960, and still lives near rutland water. As britains number one science fiction writer, peter f. Still, while this one is worth the effortand technically the chronological. Hamiltons startling perspectives on tomorrows technological and cultural trends span vast tracts of space and time, his stories are as compelling as they are epic in scope, and yet they are always grounded in characters human, alien and other who, for all their strangeness, still touch our hearts and fire our imaginations. Aug 23, 2011 discover book depositorys huge selection of peter f hamilton books online. The book offers a good intro to hamiltons distinct styleunusual. This book is a vital guide to the nights dawn trilogy. Hamilton is comprised of several novels spanning centuries, characters and planets. It is a return to his commonwealth universe, set in the same timeframe as the void trilogy, and tells the story of nigel sheldon and what happened when he broke into the void.
Hamilton is one member of a group of british science fiction writers who write space opera. Oct 29, 2019 download audiobooks by peter f hamilton at and save. It starts with john perry, a 75year old whose wife has just passed and he has become a volunteer recruit for the colonial defense forces who protect human interplanetary colonists. 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 vorkosigan saga is a series of 30publications and counting, including novels and a few shorter stories.
Discover book depositorys huge selection of peter f hamilton books online. This is a list of characters that appear in the commonwealth universe. Ive heard it suggested that the first peter f hamilton book a person should read is judas unchained but from research it seems that book is the second book in a series which i. This is bigcanvas, epic space opera of the highest order. Which order is recommended for the commonwealth novels. 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. Peter hamilton interview 1998 by uncredited peter f. The nights dawn trilogy is a masterpiece a peter f. Hamilton is back with the first of a new two book saga set in his popular commonwealth universe. 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. The confederation is starting to collapse politically and economically, allowing the possessed to infiltrate more worlds. You can find more information on the official peter f hamilton fan club over on facebook. Distinguished by deft plotting, a teeming cast of characters, dazzling scientific speculati. In 1987, he started writing and it was in 1988 when he sold his first short story to fear magazine.
His series include the nights dawn and commonwealth series. Content from the dreaming void content from the evolutionary void content from the abyss beyond dreams timeline edit. Hamilton has 2 books on goodreads with 533878 ratings. The startling truth behind world events our history books got wrong. As of the publication of his tenth novel in 2004, his works had sold over two million copies worldwide. The commonwealth is a series of fictional novels that were written by 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. At the very heart of the galaxy is the void, a selfcontained microuniverse that cannot be stopped as it expands in all directions, consuming everything in its path. The reality dysfunction, the neutronium alchemist and the naked god.
Hamilton announced in 2011 that he is developing a new trilogy. See the complete commonwealth universe series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. Hamilton joins us to discuss his new novel salvation. Order of commonwealth books the commonwealth universe is a series of science fiction novels by english author peter f. The saga spans five books which tell two major stories duology.
Hamilton, including pandoras star, and judas unchained, and more on thriftbooks. Hamilton is britains biggest selling fiction author. His novels often have multiple main characters whose paths only cross later on in the story. Hamilton has 3 books on goodreads with 534596 ratings. Ive heard it suggested that the first peter f hamilton book a person should read is judas unchained but from research it seems that book is the second book in a series which i could be wrong about. Hamiltons startling perspectives on tomorrows technological and cultural trends span vast tracts of space and time, his stories are as compelling as they are epic in scope, and yet they. He has also been published in interzone and the in dreams and new worlds anthologies, and s. I recently finished the great north road, i have to admit its not up to par with the nightdawn trilogy or pandora, but still it was a captivating story. Hamiltons salvation lost, the followup to salvation, is available october 29th in the u. Copy link alexander hamilton is born on the british island of nevis in the west indies, the second of two boys.
It starts off in the 24th century a period when cybernetics and biotechnology have progressed to the level where immortality is optional. He later cut this down to two books titled the chronicle of the fallers. Hamilton is the author of some of the most captivating sci fi. Each book is set in the same world, but follows a different main character. Hamilton includes books pandoras star, judas unchained, the dreaming void, and several more.
He began writing in 1987 and sold his first short story to fear magazine in 1988. Hamilton was born in rutland in 1960 and still lives nearby. As an example the reading order for his void trilogy is the dreaming void, the temporal void and the evolutionary void. I recently finished the great north road, i have to admit its not up to par with the nightdawn trilogy or pandora, but. It turned out to be a mindblowing book, pretty much the best thing i read in sf for a long while. Models of industrial location reprinted from models in geography by hamilton, f. Hamilton delivers the first of a two book saga set in his popular commonwealth universe. Hamilton was born in rutland in 1960, and now lives near rutland water.
Hamilton book list fictiondb is committed to providing the best possible fiction reference information. If you have any issues with the site, please dont hesitate to contact us. Hamilton is an epic conclusion to dramatic and compelling series. 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 has also written several books set in the same literary universe. Hamilton was born in rutland, england on 2 march 1960.
Since the 1980s, he has made a name for himself as a writer of dense, expansive science fiction novels that explore their worlds to the fullest extent, however many pages it takes in fact, the page counts are closer to what youd generally find in epic fantasy rather than space opera. On the site you can find information on peters novels along with some extras, and a gallery of both official and fan art. The third book in the the nights dawn trilogy, the naked god by peter f. Misspent youth 2002 takes place 340 years before the events of pandoras. Old mans war is a six book, military space opera series and an extra short fiction. Its also a novel that mixes hamiltons wellknown strengths indepth sf worldbuilding, an epic narrative, the meticulous construction of intriguing mysteries, his skill at both the longform novel and short stories with a new approach which. Commonwealth universe timeline peter f hamilton fandom. Books by peter f hamilton authors like peter f hamilton. 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 and power. The group includes stephen baxter, alastair reynolds and the late iain m. Hamilton and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The commonwealth saga there are two distinct eras of peter f.
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 thanks to the power of the internet, more and more readers are receiving recommendations about authors they should check out. Sep 19, 2018 if youve never read him, the works of peter f. Hamilton as he constructed a complete universe, as background to tell his amazing story. Now i already got pandoras star but also can get my mitts on misspent youth.
He has also been published in interzone and the anthologies in dreams and new worlds, as well as in several smallpress publications. 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. This saga consists of the novels pandoras star 2004 and judas unchained 2005. You might know me as the bestselling author of the nights dawn trilogy. By chronological order i mean what are the titles in the order that they should be read. His previous novels are the greg mandel series and the bestselling nights dawn trilogy. Hamilton at a book fair in paris, france, in march 2009. However, given the prolific nature of some authors and their dabbling in multiple series complete with multiple starting points, thanks to prequels, firstpublished novels and so on, finding a good. He has written many bestselling novels, including the greg mandel series, the nights dawn trilogy, the commonwealth saga, the void trilogy, the chronicle of the fallers, shortstory. Hamilton is the author of some of the most captivating sci fi books, short stories and series of the genre. Eleven years of laughter, mayhem, and fun in the sandbox. While it is a series, each book is written intended to be a standalone piece, so a reader could theoretically jump in anywhere. The commonwealth universe is a series of science fiction novels by english author peter f.