New Releases by Peter F. Hamilton

Der Konflikt der Menschheit mit den Primes, einer kriegerischen Spezies, spitzt sich zu ... Das Commonwealth steckt eine Niederlage nach der anderen ein ┤ Steckt hinter alledem ein geheimnisvolles Wesen namens Starflyer? Oder gibt es Verräter im System? Abschluss der erfolgreichen Commonwealth-Saga von Peter F. Hamilton

A conclusion to the epic space adventure that began with The Dreaming Void and The Temporal Void returns readers to the Commonwealth universe of the far-future.

Das Intersolare Commonwealth ist in Aufruhr. Mittendrin: Edeard, genannt der Waterwalker, ein Telepath mit wachsender Macht. Die Gefahr der ""Leerengrenze"" ist nicht gebannt: ein Raumgebiet, das sich immer weiter ausdehnt, und wie ein schwarzes Loch alle Welten auf dem Weg verschlingt. Überdies rückt die Flotte des Ocisen Empire vor, zum Äußersten entschlossen. Ihr Ziel: Die Menschheit, die sich in interne Machtkämpfe verzettelt hat ...

Auf Planeten und Asteroiden kämpfen die Menschen um das nackte Überleben gegen die fremdartigen und erbarmungslosen Mächte, die auf das Universum losgelassen wurden.Die Zeiten sind verzweifelt, und das letzte, was die Konföderation jetzt benötigt, ist eine neue und entsetzlich mächtige Waffe. Und doch ist Dr. Alkad Mzu fest entschlossen, den Alchimist zu bergen - um ihre dreißig Jahre alte Rache zu vollziehen und eine Sonne zu vernichten. Ione Saldana sendet Joshua Calvert aus, um Dr. Mzu zu finden und nach Tranquility zurückzubringen, bevor der Alchimist reaktiviert werden kann. Doch Joshua ist nicht der einzige auf der Jagd nach Mzu, und auf beiden Seiten gibt es Leute mit ganz eigenen Vorstellungen über den Einsatz der ultimativen Weltuntergangswaffe.

Following Mindstar Rising and A Quantum Murder, The Nano Flower is the final book in Peter F. Hamilton''s Greg Mandel trilogy – a page-turning science-fictional detective story. For fifteen years she has been the power behind England''s economic renaissance. But this won’t help her now. Julia Evans, billionaire owner of Event Horizon, is in trouble. Her husband is missing. Rival companies claim to have acquired an incredible new technology – something impossibly superior to what has come before. So she has no time to notice a single flower, delivered anonymously. But this flower possesses genetic information millions of years in advance of any terrestrial DNA. Is it a cryptic alien message, or a poignant farewell token from her husband? One man is on the case to discover its origins: psi-boosted private detective Greg Mandel. But he won’t be alone in this desperate search. And, as Greg and Julia discover, being first in the race won’t be enough – not when the Nano Flower starts to bloom . . .

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 another ambitious and gripping space epic. 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. . . .

The fate of humanity hinges on a handful of people when a mysterious void at the heart of the galaxy begins to expand and devour everything in its path.

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

From bestselling science fiction author Hamilton comes the deeply human storyof the first person to be rejuvenated into a younger body--and the unexpectedresults that ensue.

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

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.

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.