New Releases by Peter F. Hamilton

From science fiction master Peter F. Hamilton comes a standalone novel that is “a fascinating, compulsively readable clash of hardware and ideals”, political intrigue, and space opera at its best (Kirkus Reviews (starred review)). In the distant future, corporations have become sustainable communities with their own militaries, and corporate goals have essentially replaced political ideology. On a youthful, rebellious impulse, Lawrence joined the military of a corporation that he now recognizes to be ruthless and exploitative. His only hope for escape is to earn enough money to buy his place in a better corporation. When his platoon is sent to a distant colony to quell a local resistance effort, it seems like a stroke of amazing fortune, and Lawrence plans to rob the colony of their fabled gemstone, the Fallen Dragon, to get the money he needs. However, he soon discovers that the Fallen Dragon is not a gemstone at all, but an alien life form that the local colonists have been protecting since it crashed in their area. Now, Lawrence must decide if he will steal the alien to exploit the use of its inherent biotechnical processes — which far exceed anything humans are capable of — or if he will help the Resistance get the alien home. "One of Hamilton''s best...undeniably a page-turner." --- Publishers Weekly (starred review) For more from Peter F. Hamilton, check out: The Night’s Dawn Trilogy The Reality Dysfunction The Neutronium Alchemist The Naked God

Reviewers exhaust superlatives when it comes to the science fiction of Peter F. Hamilton. His complex and engaging novels, which span thousands of years—and light-years—are as intellectually stimulating as they are emotionally fulfilling. Now, with The Dreaming Void, the first volume in a trilogy set in the same far-future as his acclaimed Commonwealth saga, Hamilton has created his most ambitious and gripping space epic yet. The year is 3589, fifteen hundred years after Commonwealth forces barely staved off human extinction in a war against the alien Prime. Now an even greater danger has surfaced: a threat to the existence of the universe itself. At the very heart of the galaxy is the Void, a self-contained microuniverse that cannot be breached, cannot be destroyed, and cannot be stopped as it steadily expands in all directions, consuming everything in its path: planets, stars, civilizations. The Void has existed for untold millions of years. Even the oldest and most technologically advanced of the galaxy’s sentient races, the Raiel, do not know its origin, its makers, or its purpose. But then Inigo, an astrophysicist studying the Void, begins dreaming of human beings who live within it. Inigo’s dreams reveal a world in which thoughts become actions and dreams become reality. Inside the Void, Inigo sees paradise. Thanks to the gaiafield, a neural entanglement wired into most humans, Inigo’s dreams are shared by hundreds of millions–and a religion, the Living Dream, is born, with Inigo as its prophet. But then he vanishes. Suddenly there is a new wave of dreams. Dreams broadcast by an unknown Second Dreamer serve as the inspiration for a massive Pilgrimage into the Void. But there is a chance that by attempting to enter the Void, the pilgrims will trigger a catastrophic expansion, an accelerated devourment phase that will swallow up thousands of worlds. And thus begins a desperate race to find Inigo and the mysterious Second Dreamer. Some seek to prevent the Pilgrimage; others to speed its progress–while within the Void, a supreme entity has turned its gaze, for the first time, outward. . . . BONUS: This edition includes an excerpt from Peter F. Hamilton''s The Temporal Void.

This is an eclectic collection of all-original science fiction stories from some of the foremost luminaries in the genre. Featuring new tales of far future murder, first contact, love and war from such well-regarded and award winning authors as Peter F. Hamilton, Stephen Baxter, Adam Roberts, Jeffrey Thomas, Eric Brown, Paul Di Filippo, Neal Asher, Jay Lake and Ian Watson, this collection is sure to delight all fans of good science fiction.

WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLER • “An interstellar suspense thriller . . . sweeping in scope and emotional range.”—San Antonio Express-News In the star-spanning civilization known as the Intersolar Commonwealth, twenty-three planets have fallen victim to the Prime, a technologically advanced alien species genetically hardwired to exterminate all other forms of life. But the Prime is not the only threat. The Starflyer, an alien with mind-control abilities impossible to detect or resist, has secretly infiltrated the Commonwealth and is sabotaging the war effort. Is the Starflyer an ally of the Prime, or has it orchestrated a fight to the death between the two species for its own advantage? Caught between two deadly enemies, the fractious Commonwealth must unite as never before. This will be humanity’s finest hour—or its last gasp. Praise for Judas Unchained, the sequel to Pandora’s Star “Bristles with the energy of golden age SF, but the style and characterizations are polished and modern.”—SF Site “You’re in for quite a ride.”—The Santa Fe New Mexican “The reader is left breathless in amazement.”—SFRevu

Nobelpreiträger Edward Kitchener beschäftigt sich mit Kosmischer Quantentheorie - ein Forschungsauftrag des Unternehmens Event Horizon. Doch bald schon wird der Wissenschaftler tot im Labor aufgefunden: Mord. Viele hätten ein Motiv gehabt. Und so muß Greg Mandel erneut seine Ermittlungen aufnehmen. Handelt es sich um Industriespionage, ein Verbrechen aus Leidenschaft, einen Racheakt? Doch dann stößt Greg auf eine heiße Spur, die in die Vergangenheit führt ... in eine Vergangenheit, die nach Kitcheners Theorie nie stattgefunden haben dürfte ...

Lawrence Newton, en ce XXIVe siècle, n''a qu''un désir, une ambition, sillonner l''espace galactique. Même s''il doit abandonner famille, fortune et pouvoir pour accéder à ce rêve. Vingt ans plus tard, alors qu''il est devenu un simple sergent pour le compte d''une des Grandes Compagnies, il lui semble avoir échoué sur toute la ligne. Mais sur la planète Thallspring, où Lawrence et ses hommes sont chargés d''appuyer un " retour sur investissement ", c''est-à-dire un pillage pur et simple, une légende persistante évoque le Temple du Dragon Déchu. Ce Dragon Déchu, s''il existe, serait un extraterrestre à la puissance colossale. Et Lawrence entreprend de monter, à l''insu de ses employeurs, sa propre petite expédition. Non sans risques. Un space opera fulgurant de Peter F. Hamilton, le rénovateur du genre et l''auteur du cycle : L''Aube de la nuit.

Ghostly lights out on the marsh have been the subject of tales and rumors for as long as anyone can remember. Thirteen-yar-old Aynsley suspects that the "Lightstorms" are connected to a problem at the nearby power company. -- Back cover

Der junge Lawrence Newton hat immer davon geträumt, die Galaxie zu erforschen. Doch er ist im falschen Zeitalter geboren: Die Eroberung des Weltraums geht ihrem Ende entgegen. Zwanzig Jahre später ist er Sergeant eines Invasionstrupps, der im Auftrag eines großen Konzerns einen Planeten zu erobern versucht. Während des Kampfes hört er Gerüchte von einem geheimnisvollen ?Drachentempel?, einem mythischen Platz, wo vor vielen Jahrtausenden ein fremdes Wesen vom Himmel abgestürzt sein soll und wo nun Priester einen ungeheuren Schatz horten.

Greg Mandel, Ex-Mitglied des MINDSTAR-Batallions, verdient sich sein Geld inzwischen als Privatdetektiv mit einer ausgefallenen Eigenschaft: Er kann Gedanken lesen. In einer High-Tech-Zeit, in der Verbrechen über Computernetze verübt werden, in einer Zeit künstlicher Intelligenz ist Greg Mandel derjenige, der gerufen wird, wenn es hart auf hart kommt. So auch, als ein Saboteur die mächtige Organisation EVENT HORIZON bedroht. Doch diesmal ist das Netz der Intrigen, in das Mandel verstrickt wird, besonders dicht. Wertvolle wissenschaftliche Entdeckungen stehen auf dem Spiel ═ und sogar die Zukunft der Erde ... Lange mußte die SF auf einen Autor wie Hamilton warten: Bei ihm verbindet sich auf geniale Weise die Tradition der Space Opera mit den modernsten Entwicklungen in der SF. Somit führt Hamilton das Genre einen Schritt weiter in die Zukunft, und das völlig unaufdringlich in einem erstklassigen Krimi!

The Night''s Dawn Trilogy is one of the most triumphant works of science fiction to appear in decades. Swiftly gathering a worldwide readership, this masterwork of cosmic imagination and storytelling brought to life an entire galaxy of diverse planets and astonishing civilizations. At the core is the Confederation, an assembly of human and alien colony worlds whose cultures, conflicts, and turmoil are described over a Timeline of nearly 600 years. The Confederation Handbook is Peter F. Hamilton''s companion guide to the diverse elements in the massive universe he created. Including a full list of characters and their roles and, of course, details of the Timeline itself, this is a must-read for Hamilton''s fans.

Peter Hamilton brings his trademark flair for narrative sweep and epic ideas to a short novel that tells the story of an near- immortal mankind that grew from the Roman Empire. Paired with WATCHING TREES GROW is TENDELEO¿S STORY the Theodore Sturgeon award-winning new Chaga short novel from the acclaimed Ian McDonald.

Profitant d''une Rupture dans le réel, les morts ont commencé d''envahir la Galaxie en faisant Emergence sur une planète, Lalonde. Puis, à partir de ce monde, entament leur Expansion. Parmi eux, de redoutables personnages. A peine remis de sa résurrection, Al Capone entreprend d''organiser les Possédés ; il en fait une force plus redoutable encore pour les vivants. Joshua Calvert, le corsaire de l''espace, est parvenu à s''arracher au piège de Lalonde, sauvant une poignée d''enfants au prix du sacrifice d''un commando d''élite. Il tente de regagner l''habitat Tranquillité où l''attend la princesse Ione. Parce qu''elle continue à l''aimer, mais aussi parce qu''elle veut lui confier une nouvelle mission, plus dangereuse encore : retrouver le Dr Alkad Mzu qui a conçu l''arme ultime, l''Alchimiste, capable de faire exploser une étoile. Et qui a le projet de s''en servir pour vider une vieille querelle. Sur Norfolk envahie, Louise Kavanagh, enceinte de Joshua et abandonnée par ce dernier, n''a qu''une idée : échapper aux Possédés et sauver le bébé qu''elle porte, ainsi que sa sœur Geneviève, en partant à la recherche de son amant à travers l''espace. Quant au sinistre Quinn Dexter, il s''érige en Messie de la Nuit. Consolidation est la première partie de L''Alchimiste du neutronium, qui constitue le deuxième tome de la gigantesque épopée spatiale entièrement conçue et réalisée par Peter F. Hamilton. Il ne s''agit pas d''une série, mais bien d''un seul roman, L''Aube de la nuit, le plus démesuré sans doute de toute l''histoire de la science-fiction. Son ambition et son envergure rejoignent celles des œuvres de Frank Herbert et de Dan Simmons.

Acclaimed bestseller Peter Hamilton has taken the science fiction world by storm with his stunning, grand-scale epic: The Reality Dysfunction, The Neutronium Alchemist, and The Naked God. Now, with a collection of richly detailed original stories and short novels never before published in the U.S., Peter Hamilton spans more than five centuries in the future history of bitek, affinity genes, Edenists, Adamists, xenocs, the Saldanas, and the starship Lady Macbeth. This outstanding anthology includes "Escape Route"-chosen for Gardner Dozois''s prestigious collection The Year''s Best Science Fiction.

Qu''est-il arrivé aux Laymil ? Des millénaires avant que la Confédération galactique explore le système qu''ils avaient colonisé, ils ont disparu dans une sorte de suicide collectif. Quelle force avaient-ils rencontrée ? Dans leurs rares archives, il est question d''une rupture dans le réel. Peut-elle un jour menacer l''humanité ? C''est le problème qu''a choisi de résoudre le premier seigneur de Ruine, Michael Saldana. Et la belle princesse Ione, qui vient d''accepter la charge du pouvoir, est plus proche qu''aucun de ses ancêtres de la solution. Car Joshua Calvert, aventurier de l''espace, a découvert au péril de sa vie, dans l''anneau des Laymil, une mémoire morte. Il y a gagné, outre la fortune qui lui permet de radouber l''astronef de son père, le Lady Macbeth, l''amour torride de Ione. La passion et le plaisir ne l''empêchent pas de reprendre le chemin des étoiles. Une galaxie partagée entre Edénistes, partisans des manipulations génétiques et reliés entre eux par l''affinité, et Adamistes, farouchement attachés à l''intégrité du patrimoine héréditaire humain, peuplée de plusieurs espèces intelligentes, et travaillée par de vieilles rancunes, ne manque pas de défis. Mais le pire de tous reste à venir. Sur Lalonde, trou perdu de l''espace, les Possédés ont fait leur émergence. Ils disent venir de l''empire des morts... Peter F. Hamilton joue sur tous les registres du space opera. Ayant retenu les leçons d''Asimov, de Van Vogt, de Frank Herbert et de Dan Simmons en matière d''histoire future et de civilisation galactique, il ne manque pas d''humour et ne craint pas de se moquer, non sans quelque perversité, du genre qu''il illustre. Le roman de ce créateur d''univers apparaîtra comme un jalon dans la science-fiction de cette fin de siècle, tel Hypérion au début de la décennie. Entre La Guerre des étoiles et Dune, Hamilton s''est taillé son propre empire galactique. Emergence est le premier volet d''une épopée démesurée dont la suite, Expansion, paraîtra dans la même collection.

At first no one noticed when the flower was delivered to Julia Evans, owner of Event Horizon, but this flower has genes millions of years in advance of terrestrial DNA. Where did the plant come from? Greg Mandel, telepathic investigator, must find out--before the Nano Flower blooms.

Peter F. Hamilton returns to the future world of Mindstar Rising with an engrossing new adventure of Greg Mandel, a freelance operative whose telepathic abilities give him a crucial edge in the high-tech world of the twenty-first century. Professor Edward Kitchener, a double Nobel laureate researching quantum cosmology for the powerful Event Horizon conglomerate, has been savagely murdered. But was he the victim of industrial espionage, personal revenge, or a crime of passion by one of his handpicked team of live-wire students? Event Horizon needs to know, and fast, so Greg Mandel, PSI-boosted veteran of the infamous Mindstar Battalion, must embark on an urgent investigation that ultimately leads him to an astounding confrontation with a past, which, according to the dead man''s theories, might never have happened.

A soldier of fortune implanted with telepathy glands serves as a bodyguard to the heiress of space factories which someone is trying to sabotage. The setting is a world where people store their personality on a computer for use after death, hoping no one will introduce a virus to kill it.