Книга: Peter F. Hamilton «A Second Chance at Eden»
Производитель: "Pan Books" Set in the same universe as his Nights Dawn trilogy, this is a brilliant collection of six short stories and a novella from Britain 039;s number one science fiction writer, Peter F. Hamilton. Amongst others, this collection includes a story about a new blood-sport featuring artificial monsters and story set in a far future world where one man wages an obsessive vengeance against the last survivor of an alien race. Формат: 130х196 мм, 512стр. стр.
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Peter F. Hamilton
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website = http://www.peterfhamilton.co.uk
Peter F. Hamilton (born 2 March 1960) is a British
Biography
Peter F. Hamilton was born in
Writing style
Peter F. Hamilton generally uses a clean, prosaic style. His space opera is characterised by the way it switches between several characters—often there are three or more main characters, whose paths begin separated but eventually cross. Common themes in his books are politics, religion, and armed conflict. Though far between, there are sex scenes in his books, and some of them quite explicit.
Critically, Hamilton is often grouped with
Prominent books
Greg Mandel trilogy (1993-1995)
Hamilton first came to prominence in the mid-1990s with three novels featuring the
Hamilton stated in "SFX Magazine" that he chose this route for his books in order to make people think and challenge their preconceptions, stating that it would be too easy to make the bad ex-government a fascist one.
The Night's Dawn Trilogy (1996-1999)
After the Greg Mandel novels, Hamilton wrote a space opera in three volumes, known collectively as "
Fallen Dragon (2001)
His next full length novel, "
Misspent Youth / Commonwealth Saga (2002-2005)
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"Misspent Youth" is placed in the same universe as the "
The lengthy "Commonwealth Saga", is published in two halves, "Pandora's Star" and "Judas Unchained". Set approximately 300 years later in the same universe as "Misspent Youth", it explores the social effects of the almost complete elimination of the experience of death following widespread use of the rejuvenation technique described in "Misspent Youth". In somewhat similar style to "Night's Dawn", Hamilton also outlines, in detail, a universe with a small number of distinct alien species interacting essentially peacefully and who suddenly become faced with an increasingly ominous external threat.
Void Trilogy (2007-2011)
Set in the same universe as the "Commonwealth Saga", the "
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External links
* [http://www.peterfhamilton.co.uk The Official Peter F. Hamilton Website]
* [http://www.theunisphere.com The Unisphere | A Peter F. Hamilton Fan Site]
* [http://www.peterfhamilton.com Peter F. Hamilton Information Pages]
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Interviews
* 1995: [http://www.lysator.liu.se/~unicorn/hamilton/interviews/interzone96.html "From Rutland to the Universe"]
* 1996: [http://www.lysator.liu.se/lsff/mb-nr33/Peter_F_Hamilton.html "ConFuse 96 Guest of Honour Interview"]
* 1997: [http://www.lysator.liu.se/~unicorn/hamilton/interviews/sfx32.html "Big is Beautiful"]
* 2004: [http://www.bbc.co.uk/bristol/content/readingroom/2004/03/03/interview.shtml "Interview with a dystopian"]
* 2007: [http://fantasyhotlist.blogspot.com/2007/07/new-peter-f-hamilton-interview.html "Interview with Pat's Fantasy Hotlist"]
* 2008: [http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2008/sep/24/sciencefictionfantasyandhorror Master of his Universe] , "
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Источник: Peter F. Hamilton
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